Absorbing and Transmitting Light and Sound

We see the apple as red because _______________________.

• Light bounces out of our eyes and makes the apple red.

• All the colors of white light are absorbed by the apple, but it REFLECTS red light to our eyes.

• All the colors of white light are absorbed by the apple, but it REFRACTS red light to our eyes.

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Marvin wants the sprinkles to bounce really high on this rubber membrane. What should he do?

• Make big vibrations of sound by turning up the volume.

• Make smaller vibrations of sound by turning down the volume.

• Make big vibrations of sound by thinking really hard about vibrations.

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We see a rainbow because of __________________.

• reflection

• refraction

• luminescence

• echoes

When light strikes an opaque surface it will either _________ or ____________.

• be absorbed or reflected

• be absorbed or refracted

• refract or reflect

• be happy or sad

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Which types of surfaces can refract light?

• transparent and opaque

• translucent and opaque

• mirrors and translucent

• translucent and transparent

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In this image, the colors in the diamond show that it is _____________ light like a prism.

• refracting

• reflecting

• absorbing

• transmitting

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Which are examples of opaque objects?

• thin wood, a window, wax paper

• wax paper, tissue paper, a window

• thin wood, book, aluminum can

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Which of the following is luminous?

• a stuffed animal

• a diamond

• a window

• a campfire

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An object that allows all the light to pass through it

• translucent

• opaque

• transparent

• None

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A ____________shadow is formed by your notebook because it is _____________

• light, translucent

• dark, translucent

• dark, opaque

• dark, transparent