Light and Optics Quizs

Light changes direction or bends as it goes from one substance to another.

• Reflect

• Refract

• Absorb

• Transmit

When light bounces off an object without absorbing.

• Reflect

• Absorb

• Refract

• Transmit

Sends visual information to the brain.

• Optic nerve

• Auditory nerve

• Cochlea

• Olfactory bulb

An object that gives off light. Example: lamps.

• Light Source

• Dark Object

• Reflective Surface

• Opaque Material

A ray of light hitting a surface at a 90° angle.

• Normal angle of light

• Reflected angle of light

• Acute angle of light

• Obtuse angle of light

When light hits an object and goes through.

• Reflect

• Absorb

• Transmit

• Refract

Absorption

• The process in which light is absorbed and converted into energy.

• The process of reflecting light off a surface.

• The process of scattering light in different directions.

• The process of transmitting light through a medium.

Allows light to pass through partially; can see partially through the object/medium.

• Opaque

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Reflective

An object/medium that does not allow light to pass through.

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Opaque

• Reflective

Process of white light splitting into its constituent colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet).

• Dispersed light

• Reflected light

• Absorbed light

• Scattered light