Reflected Light Makes an Object Visible

Why can you see most objects? 

• they emit light
• light refracts through them
• light reflects off them
• They absorb light

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The angle produced as a source of light bounces off a reflecting surface is called ______.

• angle of crookedness
• angle of reflection
• angle of incidence
• angle of bounce

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What does incidence angle equal?

• reflection angle
• ∠C
• ∠D
• all of these

What is reflection?

• Reflection is the bouncing  of light off the surface that it strikes on.
• Reflection is the absorbing of light off the surface that it strikes on.
• Reflection is the bending of light off the surface that it strikes on.
• Reflection is the scattering of light off the surface that it strikes on.

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The bouncing of light off an object is ....

• a mirror
• absorption
• reflection
• refraction

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Light is a kind of.....

• reflection
• energy
• heat
• matter

What happens to light after it hits a mirror?

• It goes through the mirror and bend.
• It goes straight through the mirror.
• It goes around the mirror.
• It bounces off the mirror.

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What surface best reflects light?

• dull
• shiny
• clear
• black

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When light bounces back it is _____

• Reflected
• Refracted
• Absorbed
• Optical Density

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Which mirror(s) have a focal point?

• plane only
• concave only
• plane, convex and concave
• concave and convex, but not plane