Light

How / Why does light change direction?

• Light bends in a curved path when its frequency is changed

• light changes direction when it is absorbed

• light changes direction when it speeds up or slows down through different mediums

• light changes direction when its wavelength is changed

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the light that is absorbed by an object will ____

• pass through the object without changing

• be reflected at the same angle

• change direction until it leaves the object

• raise the temperature of the object

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Which of the following will create a diffuse reflection?

• a rough surface

• a smooth, curved surface that bends in

• a smooth, curved surface that bends out

• a smooth, flat surface

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This image shows

• regular reflection from a plane mirror

• diffuse reflection from a convex mirror

• regular reflection from a concave mirror

• diffuse reflection from a concave mirror

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An object that separates white light into the colors of the rainbow is called a:

• mirror

• normal

• prism

• lens

Light will travel fastest through:

• Empty Space

• A Gas

• A Liquid

• A Solid

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This image shows

• A concave lens

• A convex lens

• A concave mirror

• A convex mirror

Which of the following determines the color of an object?

• incidence of refraction of the material

• the wavelength of reflected light

• the wavelength of absorbed light

• speed of light in the medium

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A material that does not allow light to pass through it is known as:

• transparent

• refractive

• translucent

• opaque

A material that allows some light to pass through it is known as:

• Transparent

• Reflective

• Translucent

• Opaque

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