Characteristics of Light Waves

This situation shows that

• light travels in a straight line

• light is everywhere

• light penetrates certain objects

• light is produces by the Sun

Light is a KIND of ENERGY.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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All light has a SOURCE, or something it comes from. 

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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Which of these are examples of NATURAL sources of light?

• Sun 
• Stars
• Lightning
• ALL of them

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of these are examples of ARTIFICIAL sources of light?

• Lightbulbs
• Neon signs
• Televisions
• ALL of them

What happens when light hits an object?

• Some of the light jumps in different directions
  (bounces)
• Some of the light gets absorbed by the object.
• Some of the light bounces back to your eye
• ALL of them.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

_______ is when light hits and object and it BOUNCES off.

• Reflection
• Refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Light can pass through objects.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Things make shadows because they ______ light.

• BLOCK
• PASS

When light passes through things it ________. 

• BENDS
• STAYS in the SAME direction.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2