Reflection and Light

When light hits an area and bounces back it is called:

• echo

• refraction

• reflection

• absorbing

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When light goes from one material(medium) to another it becomes bent, what term means bent?

• reflected

• refracted

• absorbed

• turned

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Why does the straw appear to be bent?

• light is reflected

• light is absorbed

• light is turned

• light is refracted

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What is the best explanation for Mickey seeing himself in the mirror?

• refraction

• absorbed

• reflection

• flipped

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A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-

• always travels in a straight line
• bends when it passes through water
• makes the water in the glass evaporate
• reflects the pencil on the water's surface

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How does a mirror work?

• It is opaque.

• It reflects light.

• It refracts light.

• It is translucent.

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Rainbows appear in the sky because raindrops are like which object?

• a lens

• a prism

• a glass

• a mirror

The image in a mirror is different from the original subject in what way?

• The image is reversed.

• The image is slightly blurry.

• The image is always smaller than the original subject.

• The image is less bright than the original subject.

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Why does a curved mirror create a distorted image?

• Curved mirrors reflect less light.

• Human eyes cannot see curved light.

• Not all of the reflected light is directed toward the eyes.

• Some light slides along the glass, and some light bounces off the glass.

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Why does a ripe banana appear yellow?

• The light diffracts as it passes around the edges of the banana, causing its surface to appear yellow.

• The yellow light is stronger than any other light, causing the human eye to see the banana as yellow

• The yellow light is reflected toward the eye while all other colors of light are absorbed by the banana.

• All other colors of light are reflected from the banana’s surface, but the yellow light stays in the banana.

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