Question 1

What happens to light when it hits a shiny surface, like a mirror?

Accepted Answer

It reflects off the surface

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It absorbs into the surface

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It bends through the surface

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It disappears

Question 2

What happens to light when it passes through a glass of water?

Accepted Answer

It refracts

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It absorbs

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It reflects

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It creates shadows

Question 3

Which of the following materials would best absorb light?

Accepted Answer

Black paper

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A mirror

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Clear glass

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White paper

Question 4

What occurs when light bends as it passes from air into water?

Accepted Answer

Refraction

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Reflection

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Absorption

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Transmission

Question 5

What phenomenon causes a rainbow to form in the sky?

Accepted Answer

Refraction of light through water droplets

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Transmission of light through air

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Absorption of light by clouds

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Reflection of light from the ground

Question 6

What do we call it when light bounces off a surface?

Accepted Answer

Reflection

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Absorption

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Transmission

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Refraction

Question 7

If you shine a flashlight on a colored object, what happens to the light?

Accepted Answer

Some colors are absorbed and some are reflected

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All light is absorbed

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No light is affected

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All light is reflected

Question 8

What happens to light when it passes through a prism?

Accepted Answer

It splits into different colors

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It travels in a straight line

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It reflects back

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It disappears

Question 9

Which of these surfaces would cause the most light to be reflected?

Accepted Answer

A shiny metal surface

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A rough stone

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Clear water

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A piece of paper

Question 10

What do we call it when light is absorbed by an object?

Accepted Answer

Absorption

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Transmission

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Reflection

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Refraction