Light

Light travels in straight lines until reflected by another object. Which illustration best shows the light being reflected?

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Which object refracted the laser beam?

• Silver locket

• Picture frame

• Glass marble

• Notebook

Which of these provides the best explanation for why the pencil appears broken?

• The pencil absorbs the light rays that hit it.

• Water reflects light rays away from the pencil.

• Light rays are bent by the water in the glass.

• The surface of the water reflects the light rays.

The two kinds of reflection are:

• transparent and translucent.

• opaque and translucent.

• regular and diffuse.

What type of surface best reflects light?

• Dull

• Shiny

• Clear

• Black

The ray of light that strikes a reflecting surface is called ________.

• incident ray
• reflected ray
• normal ray
• none of the above

Which light source causes shadows in the outdoor environment ?

• The sun

• The light bulb

• The house

• The school

This is the example of dispersion of light

• sky looks bright orange in the evening

• shadow

• Pool seems shallower

• rainbow

As you look at a rainbow, the colors go from top to bottom in what order?

• ROYGBIV

• VIBGYOR

• GYORVIB

• pretty to beautiful

Why can't we see anything in a dark room?

• A) Everything is black in colour.

• B) Our eyes do not work in darkness.

• C) No light reaches our eyes.

• D) All the light gets scattered.