Light Bounces - Read Works Article

What is light?

• A type of energy that helps us see

• A type of food for plants

• A form of water

• A type of sound

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Which objects give off their own light?

• Pencil and book

• Walls and ceiling lights

• Flashlight and candles

• Plants and doors

What is the term for the process when light bounces off an object and into our eyes?

• Transmission

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Refraction

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What kind of objects let light pass right through them?

• Transparent objects

• Opaque objects

• Reflective objects

• Shiny objects

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How are shadows created?

• When light cannot pass through an object

• When objects are transparent

• When light is absorbed by an object

• When objects give off their own light

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What happens when an object moves closer to a flashlight?

• The shadow becomes smaller and sharper.

• The shadow becomes bigger and fuzzier.

• The object gives off its own light.

• The light passes through the object.

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How can you make light travel to different objects in the room using a mirror?

• Tilt the mirror and move it around.

• Cover the mirror with a cloth.

• Keep the mirror in one place.

• Use the mirror to create a shadow.

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Why can you see your own face in a mirror?

• Because the mirror is transparent

• Because the mirror absorbs light

• Because light reflects off your face and the mirror

• Because the mirror gives off its own light

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According to the passage, what would happen if light didn't bounce around?

• We would be able to see in the dark.

• Shadows would not be formed.

• Objects would not reflect light.

• We would be left in the dark.

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What is this passage mostly about?

• the way flashlights work

• the way our eyes work

• the way light moves

• they way trees grow

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