Understanding Light: Reflection, Refraction, and Absorption

What is the term for light bouncing back when it hits a surface?

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Diffusion

What happens to light when it passes through a different material and bends?

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Refraction

• Scattering

Which of the following is an example of refraction?

• Seeing your image in a mirror

• A straw looking bent in a glass of water

• A black shirt getting warm in the sun

• A rainbow appearing after rain

What happens to light when it is absorbed by a material?

• It bounces back

• It bends

• It is taken in and may turn into heat

• It scatters in different directions

Why do dark colors absorb more light than light colors?

• Because they reflect more light

• Because they bend more light

• Because they take in more light

• Because they scatter more light