Light Waves/Waves and Information

Which term describes a line of energy that continues in one direction until it hits an object?

• Reflect

• Ray

• Refract

• Shadow

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When light hits a mirror and bounces off, which word best fits this action?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Emission

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A straw in a glass of water looks bent where it enters the water. Which vocabulary word explains this bending of light?

• Ray

• Reflect

• Refract

• Glow

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Look at the model showing light interacting with a material. Which picture label matches when light goes into the material and does not come out?

• Transmit

• Reflect

• Absorb

• Refract

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Use the model to reason: If you want a flashlight beam to keep going straight through a window, which interaction should the glass cause?

• Reflect

• Absorb

• Transmit

• Refract

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What happens when light rays bounce off a surface and move in a new direction?

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Transmission

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Light rays bend when they enter a new medium. What is this called?

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Refraction

• Diffraction

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When light hits an object and is not reflected or bent, it is:

• Refracted

• Absorbed

• Transmitted

• Polarized

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White light separates into different colors when it refracts through which object?

• Mirror

• Prism

• Lens

• Glass of water

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Which part of the eye is the black hole in the center that receives light and lets it in?

• Lens

• Retina

• Pupil

• Optic nerve