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​Which of the following is ​NOT ​a source of evidence that supports the claim that white light is made of all of the colors of the visible spectrum?

• Without light, we would not see colors.

• A prism splits white light into different colors.

• Water droplets in the air refract sunlight, creating a rainbow.

• A red shirt reflects the color red when white light is shined on it.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What claim can be supported by the prism in the diagram?

• What claim can be supported by the prism in the diagram?

• White light is made up of different colors.

• White light turns into different colors when it goes through a prism.

• White light from the light bulb is reflected by the prism into different colors.

Which of the following statements ​best ​supports the claim that white light is made up of different colors?

• White sunlight reflects off of a mirror.

• White sunlight appears yellow when it shines from the Sun.

• White sunlight can be refracted by water droplets in the air to form a rainbow.

• White sunlight appears red in the sky in the morning but blue in the sky during the day

Following scenario and illustration to answer this question.

As part of an investigation into light, students in their class shine two different flashlights across the room and measure the brightness of the lights. The rest of the students in the class observe that flashlight A does not look as bright as flashlight B.

What would be the ​best ​explanation for the difference between the brightness of

flashlight A and flashlight B?

• The two different flashlight are using different batteries.

• The light from flashlight B is more intense than flashlight A.

• Flashlight A is further away from the students than flashlight B.

• Some of the light from flashlight A is being blocked by something in the room.

Stars in the night sky do not appear very bright because ________ .

• they are very small

• they are very far away

• they do not give off much light

• they reflect less light than the Moon

What claim can be supported using the evidence from the data table?

• A bright source of light is necessary for something to be visible.

• The apparent brightness varies with the intensity of the light source.

• The brighter a light source, the further away you have to be to see it.

• The brightness of light varies with how far away you are from the light source.

Students investigating the properties of light conduct observations of an object they can

see in a box. At one point during the investigation, light was shined into the box and the

students described what they could see.

​Which observation ​best ​supports the claim that light is necessary for visibility?

• Without the light shining in the box, the students could not see the object.

• The object looked more colorful when a brighter light was shined into the box.

• The object looked a different color when the light was shined through a red filter.

• Some of the light reflected off of the object and some was absorbed by the object.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which statement ​best ​explains why we are able to see the Moon in the sky?

• The Moon gives off light that we can see at night.

• Light from the Sun reflects off of the Moon’s surface.

• Light from distant stars is too dim to block out the Moon’s light.

• The Moon’s light is brighter than the Sun’s light because it is closer.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What do the following items have in common?

• They are artificial.

• They reflect visible light.

• They reflect visible light.

• They give off visible light.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which explanation ​best ​accounts for why the leaves on the tree appear green?

• Sunlight strikes the leaves and is turned green by pigments in the leaves.

• Sunlight strikes the leaves, absorbing the color green into the green leaves.

• Sunlight strikes the leaves and is refracted by water droplets in the leaves’ cells.

• Sunlight strikes the leaves, reflecting green while absorbing all of the other colors.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6