Light & Sound Review

This picture shows John looking at himself in a metal spoon.

When John looks at himself in the spoon, why does he see himself upside down?

• The spoon is absorbing light

• The spoon is refracting light

• Light is refracting into the spoon

• Light is reflecting off of the spoon

The picture shows Saul looking at himself in the mirror.

To better understand how light travels, Saul is studying his reflection in the mirror as shown in the picture. Which statement describes why Saul can see himself in the mirror?

• Light bends straight up along the mirror and goes away from Saul

• Light that is traveling in a straight line hits the mirror and goes back toward Saul

• Light travels through the other side of the mirror to make a picture of Saul

• Light is being absorbed by the mirror that then makes a picture of Saul

Sam is investigating what happens in a dark room when he turns on his flashlight and passes the light beam through the room. What will MOST LIKELY happen if the light beam reaches a mirror?

• The light beam will be reflected by the mirror and bounce back toward him.

• The light beam will be refracted by the mirror and bounce back toward him.

• The light beam will be refracted by the mirror and continue in the same direction

• The light beam will be reflected by the mirror and continue in the same direction

Halle wants to investigate how light is reflected by a mirror.

She shines a laser light on a mirror. Which picture shows the path of the light?

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Elisha is investigating the path light will travel when a light source is shined on a mirror.

Which diagram shows the results of her investigation?

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Which picture shows the angle that light would be reflected after hitting a flat mirror?

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Natalya wants to see what happens when she takes a picture of herself while looking in the mirror.

She found that the picture has a bright circle from her camera's flash.

Which best explains the reason for this?

• The light is absorbed by the camera, causing a bright circle on the picture.

• The light is traveling through the mirror, causing a bright circle on it.

• The light is absorbed by the mirror and into her picture

• The light is reflected off the mirror and into her picture.

Cayden learned that white light is light that contains all of the colors of the rainbow.

He noticed when white light is shot at a glass prism, it splits the light into all of its individual colors.

What conclusion can Cameron make to explain what he is seeing?

• Light is absorbed when moving from the air into another material.

• Light bends when moving from the air into another material.

• Light is reflected when moving from the air into another material.

• Light is destroyed when moving from the air into another material.

Which of these statements describes a prism?

• absorbs light

• dims light

• refracts light

• focuses light

Susan places a pencil in a glass of water and observes the image through the water. The picture shows what she observes.

What is happening to light that makes the pencil appear to be bent or broken?

• Light is being absorbed.

• Light is being refracted.

• Light is being spread out.

• Light is being reflected.