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Students place a pencil in a glass of water as shown. The pencil in the water looks broken because-

• light is absorbed when it hits the glass

• water is colder than air

• light bends when it enters the water

• water can dissolve pencils

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which pair of colors is in order from longest wavelength of light in the visible spectrum to the shortest wavelength?

• green, orange

• yellow, red

• violet, blue

• red, violet

Which of the following would reflect rather than refract light?

• mirror

• magnifying glass

• prism

• lens

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Two flashlights are turned on. The light rays they create are shown in the diagram. These light rays best illustrate that-

• ray 1 is reflect and ray 2 is refracted

• both rays are reflected

• both rays are refracted

• ray 1 is refracted and ray 2 is reflected

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following is the best observation of the refraction of light?

• viewing an object through an open window

• looking at a shadow of an object

• viewing an object partially in water

• looking at oneself in a mirror

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which object helps people understand what makes up white light?

• barometer

• prism

• microscope

• thermometer

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

True or false: as you move along the spectrum, left to right, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which of the following colors of light has the highest frequency?

• Red

• Green

• Blue

• Violet

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What phenomenon causes a straw to appear bent when placed in a glass of water?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which instrument is used to separate white light into its component colors?

• Telescope

• Microscope

• Prism

• Spectrometer