Light Review

A student noticed the seashell looked closer than it really was when placed in water. This is caused by

• Delection

• Refraction

• Being Translucent

• Reflection

Which tool can be used to separate white light into colors of the visible spectrum.

• Mirror

• A lens

• A prism

• A wave

Light travels in

• Transverse waves

• Compression Waves

• Longitudinal Waves

• Mechanical Waves

Which item is opaque?

• Clear Plastic

• Fresh Water

• Clean Air

• History Book

Which of the following items are transparent

• Stained Glass window, Magnifying glass, Curtains

• Windshield, Magnifying Glass, Plastic wrap, Glasses lens

• Windshield, Stained Glass window, White construction paper

• plastic wrap, Curtains, Plastic Milk Jug, Glasses lens

What makes a mountain visible in the surface of a nearby lake?

• Reflection

• Deflection

• Opaque Matter

• Refraction

The sun produces ______ energy, but many types of this energy cannot be seen.

• radiant

• electrical

• mechanical

• magnetic

Light bending as it passes through a prism is an example of

• deflection

• reflection

• refraction

• transparent

Although light waves are very small, human eyes are able to tell them apart. As a result, humans see

• liquids

• solids

• color

• gases

What is transparent

• Allows ALL light through

• Allows SOME light through

• Allows NO light through