Reflection and Refraction

• a

• b

• c

• d

What is happening in this picture?

• Reflection

• Refraction

A ray of light travels from air into a glass block.

Which diagram correctly shows the path of the ray through the glass block?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is happening in this picture?

• Reflection

• Refraction

What do you see when you look at a smooth shiny surface , like a mirror?

• Your reflection bending off of the glass.

• Your reflection bouncing off of the glass

True or False: To reflect means for light waves to bounce.

• True

• False

The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-

• absorbed
• reflected
• refracted
• stopped

What is the angle of reflection equal to?

• The angle of refraction

• The angle of incidence

• The angle of absorption

• The angle of light

Light bending as it passes through a rain drop is an example of...

• Refraction
• Reflection

Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?

• The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.
• The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.
• The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.
• The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.