Light: Reflection and Refraction
Explore the basic principles of light reflection and refraction with this engaging worksheet for Grade 6 science students.
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Light: Reflection and Refraction
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. What happens when light bounces off a smooth, shiny surface?
Refraction
Reflection
Absorption
Dispersion
2. When light passes from air into water, it bends. What is this phenomenon called?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Scattering
3. The angle at which light hits a surface is called the angle of .
4. A mirror is an example of a surface that causes light to .
5. When you look at a spoon in a glass of water, it appears bent. This is due to .
6. Explain the difference between reflection and refraction in your own words.
7. Observe the diagram below showing light entering water. What phenomenon is being illustrated?
8. All surfaces reflect light in the same way.
True
False
9. Refraction causes light to change direction when it passes from one medium to another.
True
False
Match the term on the left with its definition on the right.
10. Reflection
a. The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.
11. Refraction
b. The bouncing back of light when it strikes a surface.
12. Medium
c. A substance through which light travels.
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