Light

A child is standing in a swimming pool. When you look at the child, the child's image looks distorted (looks stretched out, wavy, and wonky). This is because of -

• reflection

• refraction

• absorbtion

• transmission

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

You are standing next to a pond. There is a fish in the pond. The fish appears to be near the surface of the pond, but really, the fish is much deeper. The fish's image appears to be at a different depth because light is -

• reflected

• refracted

• absorbed

• transmitted

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Light strikes a mirror. The mirror is tilted upwards. When light strikes the mirror, the light will -

• be absorbed by the mirror

• be refracted by the mirror

• be reflected towards the ceiling

• be reflected towards the floor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Light strikes a mirror. The mirror is tilted downwards. When light strikes the mirror, the light will -

• be absorbed by the mirror

• be refracted by the mirror

• be reflected towards the ceiling

• be reflected towards the floor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A periscope works because -

• Light can bend and curve on its own.

• Light is reflected by mirrors.

• Light is refracted by mirrors.

• Light is absorbed.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A microscope works because -

• light is refracted by lenses

• light is reflected by lenses

• light is refracted by mirrors

• light is absorbed by lenses

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A student used a flashlight and their hand to make shadows on the wall. Shadows happen because -

• light travels in straight lines and cannot go around objects

• light cannot travel very far

• light is reflected

• light is refracted

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A student used a flashlight and their hand to make shadows on the wall. Shadows happen because -

• the student's hand blocks the light from hitting the wall.

• light cannot travel very far

• light is reflected

• light is refracted

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Light strikes a wooden block. The light -

• is absorbed by the block.

• is refracted as it passes through the block.

• is transmitted through the block.

• curved around the block.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A hand lens causes objects to appear larger because -

• light bends as it passes through the lens

• light bounces off the lens

• light is absorbed by the lens

• light curves around the lens

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2