A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light-

bends when it passes through water

always travels in a straight line

makes the water in the glass evaporate

reflects the pencil on the water's surface

How is refraction different from reflection.

Reflection is the bouncing of light off an object and refraction is the bending of light when it moves through one kind of matter to another.

Reflections is the bending of light when it moves through one kind of matter to another and refraction is the bouncing of light off an object.

How do we see an object?

Light reflects off the object and into our eyes.

The object produces its own light.

Light travels from our eyes and reflects off the object

Light reflects off our eyes and enters the object

Why can't we see anything in a dark room?

A) Everything is black in colour.

B) Our eyes do not work in darkness.

D) All the light gets scattered.

Which are properties of light?

Light travels in straight lines and in all directions

Light travels in curved lines and in all directions

What is the correct order of the colors of the rainbow?

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

red, orange, yellow, blue, green, indigo, violet

orange, yellow, red, blue, purple, indigo

red, orange, yellow, green, indigo

An object is opaque if __________________

no light can pass through and it causes a dark shadow

most light can pass through and it has very little shadow

some light can pass through and it has some shadow

it is blurry and causes a dark shadow

If something is translucent it _________________

allows some of the light to pass through and has some shadow

allows most of the light to pass through and has very little shadow

allows no light to pass through and causes a dark shadow

is blurry and causes a dark shadow

If something is transparent ___________________

it allows most of the light to pass through. It has very little shadow

it allows some of the light to pass through. It has some shadow

It does not allow any light to pass through. If makes a dark shadow

it is blurry and makes a dark shadow

Light - Reflection and Refraction

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

Light travels in a straight line

Light is refracted

Light is reflected

Light travels in two different mediums

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Diagram shows a phenomenon occurs when the spotlight is directed onto a mirror surface. What is the principle of light shown in the situation?

Light travels in a straight line

Refraction of light

Reflection of light

Light travels in parallel

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What causes the formation of a rainbow?

Light travels in a straight line

Reflection of light

Refraction of light

Light in bounced in two different mediums

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The bending of light is called...

a rainbow

refraction

reflection

absorption

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When light bounces off light, this is called...

refraction

absorption

reflection

a prism

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An opaque object taking in light is called...

a rainbow

dark colors

refraction

absorption

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What happens when light hits a mirror?

It goes through the mirror and bends.

It goes around the mirror.

It bounces off the mirror.

It goes straight through the mirror.

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Light - Reflection and Refraction

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