Properties and Behavior of Light

What is a unique characteristic of light as a form of energy?

• It is the slowest form of energy.

• It is the only form of energy that can be seen with our eyes.

• It requires matter to travel.

• It always travels in a curved path.

How does light travel from its source?

• It travels as sound waves, requiring a medium.

• It travels as a wave in a straight line called a ray, without needing matter.

• It travels in a curved path, bending around objects.

• It travels only through matter, like air or water.

What is the process called when a ray of light bounces off an object, allowing us to see it?

• Absorption

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Emission

Which of the following objects is considered opaque?

• A clear glass window

• A brick wall

• A pair of sunglasses

• A stained glass window

What is the term for the bending of light as it travels through matter with different densities?

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Refraction

• Diffusion