Light

What three things might happen to light when it hits an object?

• Absorption, radiation, refraction.

• Transmission, reflection, refraction.

• Reflection, absorption, transmission.

Two students are playing outside. One is wearing a white shirt the other is wearing a black one. Who will get hotter whilst playing outside?

• Neither, they will be the same temperature.

• The student in the black because black absorbs all light and therefor more heat energy will be absorbed too.

• The student in white, because white reflects all light which cause the heat of the light to heat up the white shirt.

How fast does light travel?

• 300,000 ms^-1

• 30,000,000 ms^-1

• 300,000,000 ms^-1

• 3,000,000 ms-1

Which object would would most likely reflect light?

• Glasses

• A silver car

• a table

• a fish in a pond

Which object would would most likely absorb light?

• Glasses

• A silver car

• A table

• A fish in a pond

Which object would would most likely refract light?

• Glasses

• A silver car

• A table

• A fish in a pond

Which object would would most likely reflect light?

• Glasses

• A silver car

• A table

• A fish in a pond

What material would you most likely use to clearly transmit light?

• Silver

• Glass

• Wood

• Water

A plane mirror produces a/an 

• a small, real image
• a large, real image
•  a small, virtual image
• a same sized, virtual image

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When light hits a barrier that is solid/opaque what is usually created?

• a hot object

• a shadow

• nothing

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2