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WorksheetsReflection, Refraction, Absorption
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 38mins
Reflect means ...
soaking up light
light bending
to get a hair cut
light bouncing back
Refract means ...
soaking up light
light bending
to get a hair cut
light bouncing back
Which image shows how light would reflect off a mirror?
This picture shows an example of...
reflection
refraction
This picture is an example of...
reflection
refraction
Absorb means....
soaking up light
light bending
to get a hair cut
light bouncing back
Opaque means...
something you cannot see through - no light can pass
something you can see through - lets all light pass
something you can kind of see through - lets some light pass
Transparent means...
something you cannot see through - no light can pass
something you can see through - lets all light pass
something you can kind of see through - lets some light pass
Which picture shows an example of reflection?
Which picture shows an example of refraction?
A mirror __________ light.
reflects
refracts
absorbs
opaque
A microscope lens __________ light.
reflects
refracts
opaque
hides
When light bounces off of an object into a different direction
absorbtion
refraction
reflection
When light hits a translucent object and bends
absorbtion
refraction
reflection
when light is stored inside of an object and turns into heat energy
absorbtion
refraction
reflection
How is white light able to separate through a prism?
the light is being absorbed
the light is being refracted
the light is being reflected
We are able to see a mirrored image of the mountains on the water through...
refraction
reflection
reflection
refraction
reflection
refraction
A straw sitting in a glass of water looks broken because light travels more slowly through the water than air. This is an example of ____________.
Reflection
Refraction
Absorbing
Transmitting
This is an example of?
fog
Reflection
Refraction
translucent
What is the name of the object in the picture. Hint: it forms a rainbow
lens
telescope
prism
mirror
When light is _____________, it bounces back from a surface.
reflected
refracted
absorbed
When light is _____________, it passes from one transparent material to another and changes direction. It looks like it is bent.
reflected
refracted
absorbed
When light travels through a magnifying glass, it changes direction and we see a larger view of the object. This is an example of ....
reflection
refraction
absorption
When a pencil is viewed in a glass of water, the light passes through the water and the air and causes the path of light to bend. This is an example of...
reflection
refraction
absorption
Stan can see the moon at night because the moon
glows in the dark
reflects light from the sun
is very large
makes its own light
When light is _____________, it does not pass through or reflect from a material. It remains in the material as another form of energy.
reflected
refracted
absorbed
When light goes from one material(medium) to another it becomes bent, what term means bent?
reflected
refracted
absorbed
turned
When light hits an area and bounces back it is called:
echo
refraction
reflection
absorbing
The following diagram shows a driver who could see the image of a vehicle behind him without turning his back.
Why?
Light travels in a straight line
Light is refracted
Light is reflected
Light travels in two different mediums
reflection
refraction
What might explain why light travels in a straight line?
If there is nothing to interfere with light waves, they should travel in a straight line.
Light waves will always travel in a straight line, even if they come into contact with another object.
Light waves don't travel in a straight line.
Light waves travel in a straight line because sound waves travel in a straight line.
What is it called when light bends as it moves from one substance to another?
Absorption
Reflection
Refraction
Incidence
When you look into a mirror, what is happening to the light?
It is increasing in wavelengths.
It is being refracted.
It is being absorbed.
It is being reflected.
Light travels through air, water, glass and many other materials. What path does it travel to get from one place to another?
sideways
back and forth
straight
up and down
Why does the straw appear to be bent?
light is reflected
light is absorbed
light is turned
light is refracted
What is the best explanation for Mickey seeing himself in the mirror?
refraction
absorbed
reflection
flipped
Materials that let the most light pass through are?
translucent
opaque
transparent
dark
We can see images in _________ surfaces
smooth
rough
flat
bumpy
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-
What does "transmit" mean?
to bounce off a surface
to refract
to reflect
allowed to pass through
How does light travel?
in a straight path until it disappears
in a straight path until it hits something
in a straight path and totally through all object
in a taxi to the school house
What are 3 things that can happen to light when it strikes an object?
Darth Vader turns his light saber on
can be reflected
can be absorbed
can be refracted
