Light and Matter

Which of the following models shows only light reflecting off an object?

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Which of the following models shows only light transmitting through an object?

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Which of the following models shows only light being absorbed by an object?

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Which of the following models shows light being both reflected and transmitted?

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When a light wave bounces back from a surface that it cannot pass through

• Translucent

• Reflection
• Absorption
• Refraction

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Light waves change direction and speed when they meet a new medium, causing an object to appear bent

• Refraction
• Reflection
• Absorption
• Opaque

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You can look out a window because the sunlight from outside is ___________ as it hits the window.

• absorbed

• scattered

• transmitted

• reflected

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Matter that allows all light energy to pass through it; including air, water, and clear glass

• Transparent
• Reflection
• Absorption
• Refraction

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Matter that allows some light energy to pass through it; for example, wax paper, frosted glass, sheer curtains

• Translucent
• Transparent
• Transcontinental 
• Refraction

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An echo occurs when a wave bounces off a surface back to the original starting point. Which wave behavior is being represented?

• reflection

• refraction

• absorption

• transmission

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