Reflection vs Refraction

Light bending as it passes through a rain drop is an example of...

• Refraction
• Reflection

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True or False: This diagram shows the correct position of the mirrors so that the light hits the target

• True
• False

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• Reflection
• Refraction

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• Reflection
• Refraction

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• Reflection
• Refraction

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The bouncing off of light rays from the surface of an object such as a mirror or other shiny surface is called:

• mirror
• laser
• reflection
• refraction

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A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-

• always travels in a straight line
• bends when it passes through water
• makes the water in the glass evaporate
• reflects the pencil on the water's surface

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The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-

• absorbed
• stopped
• reflected
• refracted

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The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-

• absorbed
• reflected
• refracted
• stopped

Mark looks in a lake and sees an image of himself in the water. Is this reflection or refraction?

• reflection

• refraction

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