Reflection, Refraction, and Absorption of Light

What are the three ways that light can interact when it strikes an object?

• reflect, translucent, and absorb

• reflect, refract, and absorb

• translucent, transparent, and opaque

• absorb, refract, and opaque

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When light is ________________, it bounces back from a surface.

• reflected

• refracted

• absorbed

• translucent

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When light is _______________, it does not pass through or reflect from a material.

• reflected

• refracted

• absorbed

• translucent

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When light is ______________, it passes from one type of transparent material to another and bends.

• reflected

• refracted

• absorbed

• translucent

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In order for an object to be visible, it must either give off its own light or do which of the following?

• absorb light

• disaggregate light

• refract light

• reflect light

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What do we discover when light strikes and passes through a prism?

• Prism are translucent.

• The white light get brighter.

• The white light gets dimmer.

• That white light is made of many colors.

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Which property of light best explains why shadows are created?

• Light cannot travel in straight lines.

• Light makes objects visible.

• Light cannot pass through some objects.

• Light contains many colors.

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In the picture, a flashlight light is shinning on the mirror. How is the light getting to the boy's shirt?

• The light is absorbing.

• The light is refracting.

• The light is dispersing.

• The light is reflecting.

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The color of object we see is determined by the color of light that is not ______________, but is ______________.

• absorbed, refracted

• reflected, absorbed

• reflected, refracted

• absorbed, reflected

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Which statement explains why the pencil looks broken at the surface of the water in the picture?

• Light is absorbed as it moves from air to water.

• Light is reflected as it moves from air to water.

• Light is refracted as it moves from air to water.

• Light is destroyed as it moves from air to water.