Light Waves

If you are using a green color filter, what color will you only see?

• blue
• green
• white
• red

When light bounces off an object- If the surface is smooth and shiny, like glass, water or polished metal, the light will reflect at the same angle as it hit the surface.

• reflection

• refraction

• diffusion

Light travels in straight lines until reflected by another object. Which illustration best shows the light being reflected?

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Which object refracted the laser beam?

• Silver locket

• Picture frame

• Glass marble

• Notebook

Objects that ABSORB all colors of light will appear _______.

• white
• black
• multi-colored
• gray

the height or depth of a wave that determines how much ENERGY the wave carries. In a sound wave, it is also synonymous with how much volume the wave carries.

• wavelength

• compression

• amplitude

Mirrors work by

• Absorbing the light

• Refracting the light

• Reflecting the light

• Letting the light through

Sunlight is

• not light at all
• red light
• yellow light
• white light

Which color reflects the least light?

• Black
• White 
• Blue
• Red

Which of these provides the best explanation for why the pencil appears broken?

• The pencil absorbs the light rays that hit it.

• Water reflects light rays away from the pencil.

• Light rays are bent by the water in the glass.

• The surface of the water reflects the light rays.