Name the behavior of light
When light bounces off a surface
Reflection
A material you can see clearly because light passes straight through it
Transparent
Light travels in these kinds of lines
A shadow forms when an object does this to light.
Blocks it
When light bends from one material to another
Refraction
Wax paper is this type of material because it makes things look blurry.
Translucent.
Light is a form of this.
Energy.
What type of object must block light to create a shadow?
An opaque object.
The reason why a black car gets hot when the sun is out
Absorption
Wood is this type of material because light cannot pass through it.
Opaque.
Light behaves like two things at the same time. Name both.
Waves and particles(photons).
These are the three primary colors of light.
Red, green, blue.
It's raining outside, and then a rainbow forms
Refraction
Name all three types of materials based on how they interact with light
Transparent- allows all light to pass through
Translucent- allows some light to pass through
Opaque- Does not allow light to pass through
Light also travels in (starts with a w)
Waves
White light is made up of all of these.
All the colors of the rainbow.
Allows us to see
Reflection
You shine a flashlight at three objects: a clear plastic cup, a frosted bathroom window, and a metal lunchbox. Identify if each material is translucent, opaque, or transparent.
Plastic cup- transparent
Frosted bathroom window- translucent
metal lunchbox- opaque
Explain why we can see the Sun even though space has no air.
Because light can travel through empty space.
Describe how you could make a shadow larger without changing the object.
Move the light source closer to the object.