Light

What is a prism?

• a transparent object that separates white light
• an opaque object that appears black
• a translucent object

Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.

• reflect
• bend
• absorb
• twist

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Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

• light can't pass through the glass
• the wavelength of light lengthens
• the amount of light increases when going through water
• light is refracted at an angle

Another name for light bending is ....

• Reflaction
• Absorbing
• Refraction
• mirror

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If you are wearing a yellow shirt, what is true of the light that strikes it?

• Yellow is absorbed; everything else is reflected
• Yellow is reflected; everything else is absorbed
• All colors are reflected
• All colors are absorbed

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These waves travel in a __________ line.

• jagged
• squiggly
• straight
• obstructive 

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What causes the pencil to look broken when placed in water?

• Refraction
• Deflect
• Reflection
• Opaque

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How does light travel

• It curves around corners
• Really slow
• In a straight line
• In circles

When light bounces of a mirror,it is

• Reflected

• Corrected

• Absorbed

• Refracted

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The picture shows an area of Yosemite National Park.Which statement about light is supported by this picture?

• Light travels in a straight line until it enters a definite material like water in a lake

• Light can refract in air and in clean water

• The water in a lake is blue because light forms an image

• Light is reflected off the smooth surface of the lake