Light

Which images are opaque?

• A & C

• A,C,E, & F

• D, E, & F

• A & E

What three things may happen to light that strikes an object? 

• The light may be reflected, transmitted or absorbed.
• The light may be reflected and refracted.
• The light may be absorbed and transmitted.

Which of the following is the best example of an object absorbing light?

• A black sweater in the sun.

• A clean window in the sun.

• A curved mirror in the sun.

• A long shadow in the sun.

The bouncing of light off an object is ....

• a mirror
• absorption
• reflection
• refraction

What surface best reflects light?

• dull

• smooth

• clear

• black

If a black and white car were in the parking lot all day. Compare the temperatures of the two cars.

• The black car would be cooler.
• The white car would be hotter.
• The black car would be hotter.
• They would be the same

This leaf will

• Reflect green light

• Absorb green light

• Reflect red light

• Reflect no light

Why do we see objects as white?

• They absorb all light
• They reflect all light
• They absorb some light and reflect some light

If you are wearing a yellow shirt, what is true of the light that strikes it?

• Yellow is absorbed; everything else is reflected
• Yellow is reflected; everything else is absorbed
• All colors are reflected
• All colors are absorbed

If you are wearing a black sweatshirt, what happens to most of the light that strikes the sweatshirt 

• It is absorbed
• It is reflected
• It is transmitted