Optics

_____________________ occurs when parallel rays of light hit a smooth surface.

• regular reflection
• diffuse reflection
• real image
• virtual image

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The picture shows an example of __________________.

• light
• sound

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What does it mean to reflect?

• bounce off
• bend
• refract
• energy

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What does it mean to refract?

• bounce off
• to bend
• curve outward
• reflect

What property of light waves can be observed as light waves pass from one medium to another and change speed?

• Diffraction
• Refraction
• Reflection
• Separation

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According to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirror

• continues moving through the mirror in the same direction
• moves into the mirror at a slightly different angle
• bounces off the mirror toward the direction it came from
• bounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.

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The pencil in the glass of water appears bent due to ....

• reflection
• refraction
• mirrors
• focal point

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The primary colors of light are

• red, yellow and blue
• yellow, cyan and magenta
• red, green and blue
• red, orange, yellow, green, blue , and violet

Because the light rays never meet, a concave lens can produce....

• no image
• both real and virtual images
• only a real image
• only a virtual image

When the surface of a mirror curves inward, like the inside of a spoon, it is called a

• Plane Mirror
• Convex Mirror
• Concave Mirror
• Diffuse Mirror