NPMS Light Waves CheckPoint

1. Diffract:

• Light bends and goes AROUND an object.
• Light goes THROUGH an object but bends or changes directions.

2. Refract:

• Light bends and goes AROUND an object.
• Light goes THROUGH an object but bends or changes directions.

3. Light goes through an object.

• Transmission
• Absorption

4. Light is blocked and is NOT reflected.

• Transmission
• Absorbtion

5. Light bounces directly back, (think smooth surface.)

• Reflection
• Refraction

6. Light can travel completely through an object, (think window.)

• Transparent
• Transluscent
• Opaque

7. Some of the light travels through, (think sunglasses.)

• Transparent
• Transluscent
• Opaque

8. Light cannot travel through. It is either absorbed or reflected, (think a brick wall.)

• Transparent
• Transluscent
• Opaque

9. Black:

• Absorbs light
• Reflects light

10. White:

• Absorbs light
• Reflects light