10.3 - Optics Guided Notes

___________ is the science and technology of light.

• Optics
• Light
• Energy
• Glasses

Choose the three basic optical devices listed on page 261.

• Mirrors
• Magicians
• Prisms
• Lenses

A lens ___________ light in a specific way.

• reflects
• absorbs
• refracts
• bends

A mirror _____________ light and allows you to see yourself.

• reflects
• absorbs
• refracts
• bends

A mirror reflects light.

• True
• False

A prism is usually made of a solid piece of ___________ with flat polished surfaces.

• mirror
• lens
• glass
• light

How many ways is light affected by matter?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

Almost all surfaces reflect some ______________.

• sun
• light
• mirrors
• dark

Reflection occurs when light ______________ off of a surface.

• crosses
• spins
• reflects
• bounces

Refraction occurs when light _______________ while crossing a surface or moving through a material.

• bouncy ball
• bends
• turns
• changes