How Light Travels

Car drivers can see what is behind them on the road because __________.

• there is no light outside

• the driver behind them honks their car horn

• light bounces off the car mirrors

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Light travels in a straight line until ________.

• it hits something

• it is nighttime

• it gets too hot

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What effect does a mirror have on light?

• The mirror does not effect the light.

• The mirror makes the light move in a straight line.

• The mirror changes the direction of the light.

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A prism separates visible light into ______________.

• many shapes

• different materials

• different colors

What happens when a light is moved from side to side in front of a mirror?

• The light bounces back in a straight line.

• The light stops bouncing back.

• The light bounces back in different directions.

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How does a prism change the way light travels?

• A prism stops light from traveling.

• A prism splits visible light into colors.

• A prism reflects light.

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a glass object that splits light into 7 colors

• reflect

• prism

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a smooth piece of glass that reflects what is in front of it

• mirror

• ​reflect

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