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Reflection, Refraction, Absorption

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reflect means ...

a)

soaking up light

b)

light bending

c)

to get a hair cut

d)

light bouncing back

2.

Refract means ...

a)

soaking up light

b)

light bending

c)

to get a hair cut

d)

light bouncing back

3.

Which image shows how light would reflect off a mirror?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

This picture shows an example of...

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

5.

This picture is an example of...

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

6.

Absorb means....

a)

soaking up light

b)

light bending

c)

to get a hair cut

d)

light bouncing back

7.

Opaque means...

a)

something you cannot see through - no light can pass

b)

something you can see through - lets all light pass

c)

something you can kind of see through - lets some light pass

8.

Transparent means...

a)

something you cannot see through - no light can pass

b)

something you can see through - lets all light pass

c)

something you can kind of see through - lets some light pass

9.

Which picture shows an example of reflection?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which picture shows an example of refraction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

A mirror __________ light.

a)

reflects

b)

refracts

c)

absorbs

d)

opaque

12.

A microscope lens __________ light.

a)

reflects

b)

refracts

c)

opaque

d)

hides

13.

When light bounces off of an object into a different direction

a)

absorbtion

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

14.

When light hits a translucent object and bends

a)

absorbtion

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

15.

when light is stored inside of an object and turns into heat energy

a)

absorbtion

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

16.

How is white light able to separate through a prism?

a)

the light is being absorbed

b)

the light is being refracted

c)

the light is being reflected

17.

We are able to see a mirrored image of the mountains on the water through...

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

18.
a)

reflection

b)

refraction

19.
a)

reflection

b)

refraction

20.
Light travels
a)
around corners
b)
in a straight line
21.
Light bounces when it is 
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
c)
refracted
22.
Light bends when it is 
a)
refracted
b)
reflected
c)
absorbed
23.
All of the following are sources of light except...
a)
the sun
b)
a light bulb
c)
fire
d)
the moon
24.
Light is a form of 
a)
Matter
b)
Reflection
c)
Energy
d)
Force
25.

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 ____________.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorbing

d)

Transmitting

26.

This is an example of?

a)

fog

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

translucent

27.

What is the name of the object in the picture. Hint: it forms a rainbow

a)

lens

b)

telescope

c)

prism

d)

mirror

28.

When light is _____________, it bounces back from a surface.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

29.

When light is _____________, it passes from one transparent material to another and changes direction. It looks like it is bent.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

30.

When light travels through a magnifying glass, it changes direction and we see a larger view of the object. This is an example of ....

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

31.

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...

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

32.

Stan can see the moon at night because the moon

a)

glows in the dark

b)

reflects light from the sun

c)

is very large

d)

makes its own light

33.

When light is _____________, it does not pass through or reflect from a material. It remains in the material as another form of energy.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

34.

When light goes from one material(medium) to another it becomes bent, what term means bent?

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

d)

turned

35.

When light hits an area and bounces back it is called:

a)

echo

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

absorbing

36.
Which of these is the best reflector of light?
a)
shiny metal
b)
white paper
c)
carpet
d)
wood
37.
How does light move?
a)
zig-zag
b)
up and down
c)
scattered
d)
straight line
38.

The following diagram shows a driver who could see the image of a vehicle behind him without turning his back.

Why?

a)

Light travels in a straight line

b)

Light is refracted

c)

Light is reflected

d)

Light travels in two different mediums

39.
a)

reflection

b)

refraction

40.

What might explain why light travels in a straight line?

a)

If there is nothing to interfere with light waves, they should travel in a straight line.

b)

Light waves will always travel in a straight line, even if they come into contact with another object.

c)

Light waves don't travel in a straight line.

d)

Light waves travel in a straight line because sound waves travel in a straight line.

41.

What is it called when light bends as it moves from one substance to another?

a)

Absorption

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Incidence

42.

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.

43.

Light travels through air, water, glass and many other materials. What path does it travel to get from one place to another?

a)

sideways

b)

back and forth

c)

straight

d)

up and down

44.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

45.

What is the best explanation for Mickey seeing himself in the mirror?

a)

refraction

b)

absorbed

c)

reflection

d)

flipped

46.

Materials that let the most light pass through are?

a)

translucent

b)

opaque

c)

transparent

d)

dark

47.

We can see images in _________ surfaces

a)

smooth

b)

rough

c)

flat

d)

bumpy

48.
The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-
a)
absorbed
b)
reflected
c)
refracted
d)
stopped
49.

What does "transmit" mean?

a)

to bounce off a surface

b)

to refract

c)

to reflect

d)

allowed to pass through

50.

How does light travel?

a)

in a straight path until it disappears

b)

in a straight path until it hits something

c)

in a straight path and totally through all object

d)

in a taxi to the school house

51.

What are 3 things that can happen to light when it strikes an object?

a)

Darth Vader turns his light saber on

b)

can be reflected

c)

can be absorbed

d)

can be refracted