Visible Light

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

• light is reflected

• light is absorbed

• light is magical

• light is refracted

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What do we call a material that light can travel through?

• air

• water

• medium

• pathway

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What is the angle of reflection equal to?

• The angle of refraction

• The angle of incidence

• The angle of absorption

• The angle of light

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Glass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.

• Equal
• Greater
• Less
• Impossible to say

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Refraction happens because light travels _____________ in glass or water compared to air

• Faster

• The same

• At the speed of sound

• Slower

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The speed of light in a vacuum is _______ m/s

• 3x10⁸

• 3

• 300

• 3000

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This picture of the mountain shows _____.

• Reflection

• Refraction

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This picture of the mountain shows a surface that is _______.

• Smooth

• Rough

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What happens to light in a prism

• The light is refracted.

• The light is reflected

• The light is absorbed

• The light does not change at all.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

the bending of light

• refraction

• reflection

• absorption

• transparent

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