Properties of Light: Reflection and Refraction

What are the main properties of light discussed in the passage?

• Reflection and refraction

• Absorption and conduction

• Evaporation and condensation

What is it called when light rays collide with an object and bounce in another direction?

• Reflection
• Refraction

When every incident ray is reflected in the same direction, what type of reflection occurs?

• Diffuse reflection

• Specular reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

Diffuse reflection allows us to differentiate some objects from others.

• True

• False

What property of light causes a straw in a glass of water to appear bent or displaced?

• Refraction
• Reflection

Refraction is the property that allows white light to be broken down into different colors. This phenomenon can be seen using what object?

• A prism

• A mirror

• A magnifying glass

• A lens

Who was the first to achieve the breaking down of white light into different colors with an experiment in the 17th century?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• James Clerk Maxwell

Rainbows are formed when sunlight passes through raindrops and is broken down into different colors.

• True

• False

Thanks to ________, white light is converted into a colored beam when it passes through raindrops.

• refraction

• reflection

• diffusion

• absorption

Which of the following is NOT a color present in the colored beam formed by refraction of white light through raindrops?

• Red

• Orange

• Yellow

• Black