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3. Light is hitting the pavement and disappears. The pavement is getting hot. What is this an example of?
a) Refraction
b) Absorption
c) Reflection
d) Transmission

What might explain why light travels in a straight line?
a) If there is nothing to interfere with light waves, they will travel in a straight line.
b) Light waves will always travel in a straight line, even if they come into contact with another object.
c) Light waves don’t travel in a straight line.
d) Light waves travel in a straight line because sound waves travel in a straight line.

A light ray is traveling through air. When it enters water, it slows and bends. What is this change in direction called?
a) Refraction
b) Absorption
c) Reflection
d) Tranmission

A student sees a mirror image of a tree in a pond on a very still day. The student is able to see a mirror image of the tree in the pond because light striking the surface of the water –
a) is absorbed.
b) bends downward.
c) becomes brighter.
d) bounces off.

Which of the following materials would reflect the most light?
a) A flat sheet of aluminum foil.
b) A dark brown carpet square.
c) A bumpy, black rock.
d) A piece of red construction paper.

Which of these best explains why a student can see her reflection in a computer screen when the screen is turned off?
a) Black objects absorb most of the light striking them.
b) The glass allows light to be transmitted through it.
c) Smooth, shiny objects reflect a great amount of light.
d) Computers produce light when they are being used.

An image can be seen in a shiny surface when light is –
a) Refracted
b) Absorbed
c) Reflected
d) Transmitted

What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of a penny appear larger?
a) Refraction
b) Absorption
c) Reflection
d) Transmisson

Light rays are disappearing into a surface. What is happening to the light rays?
a) Refraction
b) Absorption
c) Reflection
d) Transmission

Light rays are passing through a window. What is happening to the light rays?
a) Refraction
b) Absorption
c) Reflection
d) Transmission

When you look in a mirror, which of the following causes your eye to be able to see your image?
a) Refraction
b) Absorption
c) Reflection
d) Transmission

Which of the following causes a straw in a glass to appear broken and bent?
a) Refraction
b) Absorption
c) Reflection
d) Tranmission

Which objects reflect light energy?
a) Mirror, lens, and water
b) Lens, prism, and water
c) MIrror, shiny, smooth objects, and the surface of water
d) Lens, prism, and mirror

Which objects refract light energy?
a) Mirror, lens, and passing through water
b) Lens, prism, and passing through water
c) Shiny object, lens, and mirror
d) Lens, prism, and mirror

What happens when light energy passes straight through an object?
a) Refraction
b) Absorption
c) Reflection
d) Transmission

What happens when light energy is stopped by and object and soaks in?
a) Refraction
b) Absorption
c) Reflection
d) Transmission

How does light travel?
a) By refracting through space until it is absorbed
b) By reflecting through space until it is transmitted
c) In a straight line until it hits an object
d) Light does not travel

What type of energy can you can sense with your eyes?
a) Thermal Energy
b) Light Energy
c) Electric Energy
d) Sound Energy

What happens when light waves bounce off the surface of an object?
a) Refraction
b) Absorption
c) Reflection
d) Transmission

What happens when light energy bends as it passes from one type of substance to another type?
a) Refraction
b) Absorption
c) Reflection
d) Transmission

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