STEMScopes Light Quiz

What allows us to see objects in a mirror?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Dispersion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What does a refracting telescope use to make objects appear bigger?

• Mirrors

• Lenses

• Water

• Sound waves

What happens to light when it travels through a medium?

• It always disappears

• It can be refracted, reflected, or absorbed

• It stays the same

• It turns into sound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the term for light bouncing off a surface?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Dispersion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What does a shiny surface do better than a dull surface?

• Absorb light

• Reflect light

• Refract light

• Disperse light

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is a medium in terms of light?

• A type of clothing

• A type of light

• What light travels through

• A color of light

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What does it mean when light is absorbed?

• Light is reflected

• Light is taken in or soaked up

• Light changes color

• Light speeds up

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What do black surfaces do to light?

• Reflect all light

• Absorb almost all light

• Change the color of light

• Speed up light

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What do colored objects do to light?

• Absorb all colors of light

• Reflect all colors of light

• Absorb some colors and reflect the color we see

• Change the speed of light

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the result of light entering a different medium?

• It stops

• It changes direction

• It speeds up

• It disappears

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2