Properties of Light Quiz

When light is reflected, it ______ back from a surface.

• absorbs

• bounces

• refracts

• scatters

Reflection allows objects to be seen that do not ______ their own light.

• absorb

• emit

• transmit

• reflect

When light strikes an object, some of the light ______ off of it and can be detected by our eyes.

• reflects

• absorbs

• passes

• scatters

When light strikes a smooth, shiny object it is reflected so that a reflection can be seen that looks very ______ to the object seen with light reflected directly from it.

• opposite

• different

• similar

• identical

The ______ an object appears depends on the color of light it reflects.

• color

• size

• texture

• shape

When light is refracted, the light wave is ______.

• bent

• reflected

• scattered

• absorbed

Why does my straw look broken?

• The light passing through the water causes the straw to appear broken

• The straw is made of a reflective material

• The straw is actually broken

• The straw is transparent

When light is absorbed, it ______ in the material as another form of energy.

• scatters

• reflects

• passes

• remains

The colors of an object are ______ by the light that is absorbed but reflected.

• changed

• produced

• determined

• enhanced

What happens when light strikes a rough, uneven surface?

• The light is absorbed

• The light is refracted

• The light is scattered

• The light is reflected uniformly