Which of these could you demonstrate using a prism?

That light travels in a straight line until it travels into a new medium - and then it bends.

That light can travel through opaque objects.

We see an apple as being red because ________________________________.

All of the colors are absorbed by the apple except for the color red. Red is being reflected back to our eyes.

All of the colors are being reflected to us except for the color red. Red is being absorbed by the apple.

Mr. Miller set up a demonstration for his students. What was Mr. Miller most likely trying to show his students?

The meaning of transparent, translucent, and opaque

The effect of light on how big things appear to be

The amount of light needed to read words on a sign

The amount of time it takes for light to travel from one place to another

The diagram shows a periscope used to see objects that are behind a tall fence. What makes it possible to see the object? The periscope –

contains mirrors that reflect the object's image

magnifies small objects so they can be seen

absorbs the light rays passing through it

separates the light into different colors

Which of the following makes a rainbow possible after a rainstorm?

Sunlight refracts when it hits water droplets, and separates into different colors.

Water reflects sunlight like a mirror.

Dark clouds reflect into the rain puddles causing a mirage.

Air pollution causes the sky to turn colors.

Two flashlights are turned on. The light rays they produce are shown in the diagram. What is going on?

Ray 1 is refracted and ray 2 is reflected by the water

both rays are being reflected by the water

both rays are being refracted by the water

Ray 1 is reflected and ray 2 is refracted by the water

When light passes from air into a denser medium (like water or glass),

it goes straight though without changing speed

The job of a camera's lens is to

reflect light back to the object

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What does reflection mean?

It is when light bends as it goes into a different medium

It is when light bounces off of something

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

If you look at a red apple with a green leaf from behind a blue filter, what will you see?

a blue apple with a blue leaf

a red apple with a black leaf

a black apple with a green leaf

a black apple with a black leaf

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

light can't pass through the glass

sound waves cannot penetrate water

the fork is actually in two pieces

light bends when it moves to a different medium

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Why do we see objects as white?

They absorb all light

They reflect all light

They absorb some light and reflect some light

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Another name for light changing speed and "bending" when it hits a different medium

Reflection

Absorption

Refraction

Transmission

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A _____ is thicker in the middle, and thinner at the edges.

prism

convex lens

concave lens

mirror

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A ______ is thinner in the middle, and thicker at the edges.

mirror

convex lens

concave lens

prism

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Light Checkup Quiz

What does reflection mean?

If you look at a red apple with a green leaf from behind a blue filter, what will you see?

Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

Why do we see objects as white?

Another name for light changing speed and "bending" when it hits a different medium

A _____ is thicker in the middle, and thinner at the edges.

A ______ is thinner in the middle, and thicker at the edges.

The color you see is the color that an object ___ .

Light is a(n) _______ wave.

After light passes through a convex lens, the light comes together at a __________.

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