Light

Which of these provides the best explanation for why the pencil appears broken?

• The pencil absorbs the light rays that hit it.

• Water reflects light rays away from the pencil.

• Light rays are bent by the water in the glass.

• The surface of the water reflects the light rays.

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Caleb is sitting near the window on a sunny day. When he closes the curtain, the room becomes darker. What property of the curtain allows it to make the room darker?

• The curtain absorbs light.

• The curtain is brightly colored.

• The curtain folds easily.

• The curtain is rectangular shape.

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Which of the following is demonstrated when light bounces off of mirrors or shiny surfaces?

• Scattering

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Reflection

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Which object can you see through clearly?

• Translucent
• Transparent
• opaque
• reflective

Which objects blocks all the light?

• translucent
• transparent
• opaque
• refracted

Mike wants to put a window over his bathtub. Which type of material should he pick to allow light and privacy?

• tranparent
• translucent
• opaque
• relective

Another name for light bending is ....

• Reflaction
• Absorbing
• Refraction
• mirror

Refractions will cause the object to look

• the same

• smaller & straight

• larger & bent

• a different color

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Which form of energy travels faster than anything in the universe?

• electrical energy

• sound energy

• heat energy

• light energy

__________________ means to bounce back light.

• reflect

• refract

• absorb

• echo

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