Characteristics of Light Review

Light travels in straight lines called

• beams
• rays
• arrows
• energy

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allows light to pass through with almost no disturbance

• transparent
• translucent
• opaque
• glass

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some light passes through; some is either blocked or bent

• transparent
• translucent
• opaque
• shadow

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light is either reflected or absorbed; can't see through at all

• transparent
• translucent
• opaque
• reflection

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the angle of the incoming light ray IS EQUAL TO the reflected angle of light

• refraction
• law of refraction
• law of reflection
• law of light

a _______ mirror has a flat surface. Reflection is not distorted.

• plane
• convex
• concave
• fun house

a _______ mirror has a inward curve surface. Reflection appears larger.

• plane
• convex
• concave
• fun house

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a _______ mirror has an outward curving surface. Reflection looks smaller.

• plane
• convex
• concave
• fun house

the bending of a light wave as it moves from one medium to another

• reflection
• refraction
• reflaction
• retraction

the speed of light is slower in _______ than in air

• wool
• water
• glass
• paper

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