What We See

The table displays information about the wavelengths that compose white light. What label should go in the column labeled 'X'?

• intensity

• spectrum

• prism

• frequency

• color

Which property of light is most responsible for the observed change?

• absorption

• brightness

• reflection

• refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which statement is true about the colors of light that create white light?

• Each color of light represents a different amount of brightness.

• Each color of light represents a different amount of magnetic strength.

• Each color of light represents a different amount of electrical force.

• Each color of light represents a different amount of energy.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What happens when bright light strikes a basketball?

• All light is absorbed.

• All light is reflected.

• The color of the ball is absorbed, and the rest is reflected.

• The color of the ball is reflected, and the rest is absorbed.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What can be concluded about white light from the student's observation?

• White light is made of a combination of seven different colors.

• Prisms absorb white light to produce seven different colors.

• Prisms do not allow white light to pass through completely.

• White light splits into colors when it passes through any object.

A student shines a light beam from a flashlight at an angle toward a mirror and observes that the beam of light bounces off the mirror in several directions. What light wave property is demonstrated in the activity?

• transparency

• translucence

• refraction

• reflection

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

In the diagram, light is passing through a lens. What is happening to the light?

• It is absorbed.

• It is reflected.

• It is refracted.

• It is transmitted.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

How can the bird see its image in the glass window?

• Absorption

• Dispersion

• Reflection

• Refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Why do the pencils appear this way when Joan puts them in a glass of water?

• The water bends the light differently than the air in the glass container and causes the pencils to appear broken.

• The glass container reflects the light and causes the pencils to appear broken.

• The water reflects the light and causes the pencils to appear broken.

• The glass container absorbs the light and causes the pencils to appear broken.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The two basic types of lenses are concave and convex. Which two diagrams show the two types?

• J and K

• K and L

• L and M

• J and M