Bellringer 9/22

A black box and a white box are in a poorly lit room. Why is the white box easier for the eye to detect?

• The black box refracts light, and the white box absorbs light.

• The black box absorbs light, and the white box reflects light.

• The black box reflects light, and the white box absorbs light.

• The black box absorbs light, and the white box refracts light.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of these best explains why the mailbox casts a shadow?

• The Sun is very bright.

• Light waves change direction.

• The Sun is too far from the object.

• Light cannot pass through opaque objects.

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White light can be separated into all of its component colors by

• mixing the three primary colors of light.

• passing the light through a prism.

• passing the light through a colored filter.

• using a translucent material to filter the light.

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The diagram shows light waves hitting a mirror.

Which diagram shows how the light waves most likely will be reflected off the mirror?

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What do the tinted lenses of sunglasses do to the UV rays of the Sun?

• absorb

• diffract

• reflect

• transmit

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