Understanding Light Rays
This worksheet covers fundamental concepts of light rays, including reflection, refraction, and the electromagnetic spectrum for 7th-grade science students.
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Understanding Light Rays
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work where applicable.
1. What happens when a light ray hits a smooth, shiny surface and bounces back?
Refraction
Reflection
Dispersion
Absorption
2. Which phenomenon is responsible for a straw appearing bent when placed in a glass of water?
Reflection
Diffraction
Refraction
Scattering
1. Light travels in curved lines.
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False
1. The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is called .
2. The visible light spectrum is made up of different .
1. Describe the difference between reflection and refraction of light.
Observe the diagram below and answer the question.
1. In the diagram, what does the bending of the light ray illustrate?