Nature of Light Reflection and Color

What is white light?

• The type of light that is found in x-rays

• The type of light given off by the sun and light bulbs

• The type of light that is used in microwave ovens

• The type of light that makes up radio waves

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What happens when a beam of light hits a solid object?

• The light passes through it

• All the light is absorbed

• A shadow forms

• All the light is reflected

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What can you use to see all the different colors in white light?

• A flashlight

• A shadow

• A camera

• A prism

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Light

What is pigment?

• The entire range of light, including visible and invisible light

• A special chemical that absorbs some colors and reflects others

• The tool you need to see the spectrum of colors in white light

• The shadow that is formed on a wall when light is blocked

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What color is an object that absorbs all the colors in the light spectrum?

• A rainbow

• White

• Black

• Invisible

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A leaf is green. What does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?

• The light is a UV ray.

• The light is not a part of the light spectrum.

• All colors are reflected except green.

• All colors are absorbed except green

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What happens when light hits a shiny or smooth surface?

• It disappears.

• It is refracted.

• It is absorbed.

• It is reflected.

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What is the angle of reflection equal to?

• The angle of refraction

• The angle of incidence

• The angle of absorption

• The angle of light

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What is it called when light bends as it moves from one substance to another?

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Incidence

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Why doesn’t the surface of a wooden boat reflect light as the surface of water does?

• Because the boat's surface is rough and absorbs more light.

• Because the surface of the boat is red, not blue.

• Because the boat is not a natural object like the water is.

• Because the boat is on top of the water's surface.