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STUDY JAM - Exploring the Phenomenon of Light

Today in class you completed the STUDY JAM assignment on LIGHT. https://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/light.htm AND Reflection / Refraction / Transmission: https://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/light-absorb-reflect-refract.htm

The questions below will be answered as we progress through the Unit. You have the freedom of CHOICE here as you will only be required to answer 5 of the 10 questions.
This is a 25 point assignment. Each question is worth 5 points total.

Question 1

Short answer

What is light, and how does it travel?

Question 2

Short answer

Explain the difference between transparent, translucent, and opaque materials with examples.

Question 3

Short answer

Describe what happens to light waves when they hit a mirror.

Question 4

Short answer

How does refraction change the way we see objects in water?

Question 5

Short answer

What are the colors of the visible light spectrum?

Question 6

Short answer

How do prisms work to separate white light into different colors?

Question 7

Short answer

What is the speed of light, and why can't anything go faster than light?

Question 8

Short answer

Why do we see different colors when looking at objects?

Question 9

Short answer

Explain how our eyes use light to see the world around us.

Question 10

Short answer

What is the role of light in photosynthesis?

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