WorksheetsReflection, Refraction, and Absorption
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
When light waves bounce off a surface we call this:
Reflection
Refraction
Absorption
When light waves bend as they pass through a transparent medium we call this:
Refraction
Reflection
Absorption
Light waves bending through a prism is an example of:
Reflection
Refraction
Absorption
What color is an object that absorbs all the colors in the light spectrum?
A rainbow
White
Black
Invisible
What medium do sound waves travel fastest through?
Solids
Liquids
Gases
When light travels from air to water, what property of the wave is most likely to change?
Color
Speed
Direction
A leaf is green. What does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?
The light is a UV ray.
The light is not a part of the light spectrum.
All colors are reflected except green.
All colors are absorbed except green
What happens when light hits a shiny or smooth surface?
It disappears.
It is refracted.
It is absorbed.
It is reflected.
What causes the light to refract as it passes from air to water?
a change in temperature of the light
a change in illumination of the light
a change in speed of the light
a change in brightness of the light
What does light travel fastest in?
solid
liqid
gas
vacuum
What does light travel slower in?
solid
liquid
This image is an example of...
reflection
refraction
absorption
What is happening to the red light?
reflected
absorbed
refracted
A student looks at a paper and sees that it is white.
What color(s) is being reflected by the white paper?
All colors
No colors
