Light and Energy Quiz

take in or soak up

a material of which light may or may not pass through

a medium that refracts light

energy waves bouncing off the surface of an object (Mirrors or echoes return energy back to the source)

the bending or redirection of energy waves as they pass from one substance to another

When waves transfer from one medium to another.

Something that is not see through, like the clothes you wear, is __________.

• reflection
• refraction
• opaque
• translucent

When some light is allowed through the object, but you cannot see details, it is called _____________.  Ex. Stained glass

• meter
• pan balance
• transparent 
• translucent 

A window is ____________ because light passes though it clearly.  

• transparent
• density
• volume
• translucent

Anything that has mass and takes up space is a form of _______________.  

• miles
• meter
• mass
• matter