Reflection, Refraction, Absorption

Light waves bending through a prism is an example of:

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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When light waves bounce off a surface we call this:

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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When light waves bend as they pass through a transparent medium we call this:

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

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Light waves bouncing off of this mirror is an example of:

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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• A

• B

• C

• D

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A mirror can ​ (a)   light, but not ​ (b)   it. A black hoodie will ​ (c)   a lot of the light that hits it.

• reflect

• refract

• absorb

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If you are wearing a black sweatshirt, what happens to most of the light that strikes the sweatshirt 

• It is absorbed

• It is reflected

• It is transmitted

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Why do we see objects as white?

• They absorb all light

• They reflect all light

• They absorb some light and reflect some light

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Match the following scenarios with their outcomes.

• Wearing a black sweatshirt

• It is transmitted

• Light passing through glass

• It is absorbed

• Looking at a mirror

• It is reflected

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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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