Light Vocabulary Quiz

Light bouncing off an object is called

• reflection
• refraction
• light
• absorb

a piece of glass or other transparent material cut with precise angles and plane faces, useful for analyzing and reflecting light

• prism
• magnifying glass
• hand lens
• magnet

White light is a combination of all colors of light: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

• shadows of light
• light rays
• visible light
• turn on the light

A form of matter that may or may not allow light to pass through it Examples Liquid (water) Gas (air) Solid (glass)

• mixture
• state of matter
• electromagnetic spectrum
• medium

When light hits an object that is transparent or translucent and the light travels through it

• absorb
• transmit
• reflect
• refract

This is formed when an opaque object is placed in the path of light rays.

• shadow
• reflect
• bending
• medium

The bending of light is called

• reflection
• refraction
• light
• absorb

What we see that is reflected back into our eyes, while the others are absorbed

• reflection
• refraction
• mirrors
• colors

When light does not reflect or refract it is taken in by the object is called

• absorbtion
• transparent
• translucent
• reflection

A form of ENERGY that travels in straight lines is called

• heat energy
• electricity
• light energy
• renewable energy