Light Waves Can Be Reflected, Refracted and/or Absorbed

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.

• The light is reflected.

• The light is refracted.

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

• absorbed

• 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

• reflects the pencil on the water's surface

The bouncing off of light rays from the surface of an object such as a mirror or other shiny surface is called _____.

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

Why do the lower parts of the children appear so much different in size from the upper parts?

• The light rays that travel through water and then into air are absorbed.

• The light rays that travel through water and then into air are reflected.

• The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.

Binoculars work because of _____.

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

A microscope works because of _____.

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

Glasses allow people to see better because of _____.

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

True or False? This diagram shows the correct position of the mirrors so that the light hits the target

• True

• False

What do we call this tool that separates white light into the colors of the visible spectrum?

• tuning fork

• prism

• microscope