5th grade science light review

Front

What is the term for materials that allow some light to pass through?

Back

Translucent

Front

True or False: Shiny and smooth surfaces reflect much light.

Back

True

Front

What is the term for materials that do not allow any light to pass through?

Back

Opaque

Front

What is the term for materials that allow all light to pass through?

Back

Transparent

Front

What does a prism do to white light?

Back

Separates white light into bands of colored light.

Front

What happens to light when it hits a rough surface?

Back

Light is scattered.

Front

What is it called when light bends as it passes from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction

Front

What is the term for the bouncing back of light when it hits a surface?

Back

Reflection

Front

What type of surface reflects light well?

Back

Smooth and shiny surfaces.

Front

What happens to light when it is absorbed by an object?

Back

It does not pass through or reflect.