Reflection and Refraction

An image can be seen in a shiny surface when the light is...

• reflected
• refracted
• absorbed
• stopped

The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-

• absorbed
• reflected
• refracted
• stopped

The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-

• absorbed
• stopped
• reflected
• refracted

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-

• always travels in a straight line
• bends when it passes through water
• makes the water in the glass evaporate
• reflects the pencil on the water's surface

Which of the following materials would reflect the most light?

• a flat sheet of aluminum foil
• a dark brown carpet square
• a smooth, black-topped table
• a piece of red construction paper

An instrument that uses lenses and sometimes mirrors to make distant objects appear larger by gathering and focusing light.

• telescope
• kaleidoscope
• laser
• mirror

A piece of clear material, such as glass or plastic, that bends light rays as they pass through, can either focus or spread light 

• lens
• telescope
• magnify
• refraction

Smooth surface that reflects an image of what is in front of it.

• relfection
• mirror
• lens
• refraction

The bending of light rays, bending light means that it changes direction and/or speed.

• lens
• refraction
• magnify
• reflection

A solid glass or plastic object that light can pass through that refracts light and splits it into the colors of the rainbow.

• kaleidoscope
• prism
• telescope
• lens