Review 2 - Light and Vision (Chapter 9)

This polar bear is happy because someone gave him a pumpkin to play with. But, this polar bear is sad because it looks like his head is no longer attached to his body. What property of light creates this optical illusion?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Dispersion

• Interaction

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What happens to white light as it travels through a transparent object, such as a prism?

• The transparent object blocks the light

• The transparent object absorbs the light

• The white light bounces off the transparent object

• The white light separates into seven colors

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This lake's water is so calm that it looks like a huge mirror on the ground. What property of light creates this optical illusion?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Dispersion

• Opaqueness

This ruler looks like it is broken because of light refraction. What property of light causes refraction?

• Light travels at different speeds through different medium

• Light is magically and produced by rainbow

• Light makes objects float in water

• Light is reflecting the rulers in the water

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In 1859, Henry Bursill published a book of hand shadows. The picture shows one of these hand shadows. Which property of light makes it possible to produce hand shadows?

• Light can be refracted

• Light is a form of energy

• Light travels in straight lines

• Light can be separated into different colors

Light travels in straight lines until reflected by another object. Which illustration best shows the light being reflected?

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What are the 7 spectrums of light (in order)?

• red, orange, violet, indigo, green, yellow, blue

• red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, indigo

• red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

• red, orange, green, yellow, blue, indigo, violet

(Select more than one answer)

What are properties of light?

• Light travels in a straight line

• Light travels in a zigzag line

• Light can be reflected

• Light can travel through opaque object

• Light can be refracted

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Bonnie is in charge of installing mirrors in a hospital hallway at all the corners so that nurses get a wide view of incoming people while moving patients.

Which of the following should Bonnie use as a hallway safety mirror?

Note: The smooth side is the reflecting part of the mirror, and the dotted side is the back.

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Miranda wants to design a powerful flashlight and needs a mirror that will reflect light from the flashlight bulb in one direction.

Which of the following mirrors should Miranda use in the flashlight?

Note: The smooth side is the reflecting part of the mirror, and the dotted side is the back.

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