Unit 6- Light: Refraction vs Reflection STAAR Review

A teacher set up 4 mirrors, a laser, and a block. The light from the laser hits the block because light _________.

• travels in a straight line and reflects off mirrors

• travels in a straight line and refracts off mirrors

• travels in a curve and reflects off mirrors

• travels in a curve and refracts off mirrors

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Which image best demonstrates the reflection of light?

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Which diagram best demonstrates refraction of light?

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The image shows a glass of water in front of a sheet of paper with diagonal lines. What causes the lines in this image to appear distorted?

• Light is reflected

• Light is refracted

• Light is blocked

• Light is focused

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A concave lens is a curved, transparent glass that light can pass through. When light strikes a concave lense it ________.

• bounces back

• makes light smaller

• reflects

• bends light

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In the image shown, why does the child's face appear smaller behind the jar of water?

• Light travels in a straight line until it is reflected off water

• Light travels in a straight line until is passes through water and is refracted

• Light travels in a curve until it bends

• Light travels in a straight line until it passes through water and is reflected

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The diagram shows what happens when white light travels through the air into a prism. Which statement about a prism is NOT true?

• White light bends and separates into many colors

• Light refracts

• Light bends when is passes through the prism

• Light reflects into many colors

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A student painted one wall black and one wall white. Which color of paint will most likely appear brighter?

• White paint because more light is absorbed

• Black paint because more light is absorbed

• White paint because more light is reflected

• Black paint because more light is reflected

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In the photo, the shadow has the same shape as his hands because ____________.

• light is refracted

• light travels in a straight line and is blocked by his body

• light curves as it passes through his hands

• light bends as it moves through clear objects

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Some mirrors are curved to help people see objects more easily.

What happens to light when it hits a curved mirror?

• Light bends as it passes through the mirror

• Light is refracted

• Light is reflected off the mirror

• Light is transmitted through the mirror

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