What does it mean when light is transmitted through a material?
When light is transmitted through a material, it means that light passes or travels through it.
100
When light is ________, it means that some light is soaked up by an object.
What is absorption?
100
What is the scientific word for light bending?
What is refraction?
100
What is a transparent piece of glass or plastic that can split light into a spectrum?
What is a prism?
200
A _________ is made up of many light rays.
What is a light beam?
200
What do you call a material that clearly lets light pass through?
What is transparent?
200
What three things must happen in order for our eyes t see refelected light?
1. There must be a source of light.
2. The light must strike an object.
3. The light must be reflected form the object to your eyes.
200
A light beam entering a solid object or water at an angle is an example of what?
What is refraction?
200
What is a transparent piece of glass or plastic that can split light into a spectrum?
What is a prism?
300
A thin line of light energy is called what?
What is a light ray?
300
What do you call a material that lets some light through but not all of it?
What is translucent?
300
Is all light reflected? Explain yes or no.
Yes! In order to see something, light must be reflected off of the object we want to see.
300
When light refracts, what happens to light?
What is the light slows down?
300
What are the six colours of the rainbow?
What is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet?
400
How is a shadow formed?
A shadow is formed when an object blocks a light beam.
400
What do you call a material that lets absolutely no light pass through?
Opaque
400
Moonlight is reflected off of the ocean at twilight. How many times has light been reflected?
What is 2 times.
400
Does light still travel in a straight line when it is being refracted?
What is yes?
400
What kind of light is made up of all the colours of the spectrum?
What is white light?
500
In what way do light beams and light rays travel?
What is in straight lines?
500
What is reflection?
Reflection is when light bounces off of an object/material.
500
Complete the table: y= 2x + 5
x | y
1 |
2 |
3 |
What is |y
|7
|9
|11
500
You are spear fishing at Moricetown Canyon for salmon. Is it better to place your spear straight down into the water or at an angle in order to catch a fish? Explain why?
What is straight down into the water so there is no refraction?
500
What mnemonic device helps us remember the colours of the rainbow?