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Reflection

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
2.

Why don't we hear an echo in rooms with lots of furniture?

a)

Because if sound waves meet a hard surface they are absorbed.

b)

Because if sound waves meet a soft surface they are absorbed.

c)

Because sound waves bounce back

d)

Because sound waves don't exist

3.

How are echos made?

a)

Echos are made when sound waves are absorbed

b)

Echos are made when sound waves enter our ear

c)

Echos are made when sound waves are reflected off a surface

4.
Which term describes when light bounces off of a smooth surface?  
a)
Refraction
b)
Transmission
c)
Absorption
d)
Reflection
5.
........... – the angle between the normal and the incident ray.
a)
Angle of incidence
b)
Angle of reflection
c)
Angle of coincidence
d)
Angle of direction
6.
We see shadows because light travels in a __________________ line.
a)
curved
b)
straight
c)
rainbow
7.
A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-
a)
always travels in a straight line
b)
bends when it passes through water
c)
makes the water in the glass evaporate
d)
reflects the pencil on the water's surface
8.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
9.

When you look into a mirror, what is happening to the light?

a)

It is increasing in wavelengths.

b)

It is being refracted.

c)

It is being absorbed.

d)

It is being reflected.

10.

What is the angle of reflection equal to?

a)

The angle of refraction

b)

The angle of incidence

c)

The angle of absorption

d)

The angle of light