Refraction and Reflection

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

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What happens to light in a prism

• The light is refracted.

• The light is reflected

• The light is absorbed

• The light does not change at all.

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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

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lenses

• reflect

• refract

• absorb

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It's called _______ when light bounces off the smooth surface of an object.

• Refraction

• Reflection

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Why does the straw appear to be bent?

• light is reflected

• light is absorbed

• light is turned

• light is refracted

Which letter will be the correct path for the reflection from the incoming light?

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The bouncing of light off an object

• basketball

• refraction

• reflection

• echo

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Observe the image. After reflecting off of the mirror, which object will the light

coming from the laser most likely strike next?

• marble

• apple

• laser

• rock

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The arrows in the diagrams below represent light. Which diagram best shows how a

glass mirror would reflect light?

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