Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ____________

Reflection & Refraction Study Guide

Directions: Read each and select the best answer.
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Reflection occurs when light bounces off _____________.

clouds
sun
objects
people

2.
a.
b.
c.
d.

If the surface is ____________, the light scatters.

rough
smooth
soft
wet

3. If the surface is smooth and _____________, the light bounces off it

at equal angles.
a. round
b. bouncy
c. flat
d. soft
4. Label the diagrams: rough surface, smooth surface

Directions: Write True or False in the blanks.

5.
6.
7.
8.

________
________
________
________

Refraction occurs because light bends.

A lens is not a piece of transparent material.
Convex lenses bend inward.
Concave lenses bend outward like a bubble.

9. Label the diagrams: convex, concave

Directions: Answer the

question about
reflection and
refraction.
10.
__________________ occurs when light bounces off an object.
11.
__________________ occurs when light is bent.
12.
When light strikes a surface that is rough, the light will
_______________.
13.
When light strikes a surface that is smooth, the light will
bounce off at equal ______________.
Directions: Circle the best answer.
14.

What type of material is a lens?

Transparent
Translucent
Opaque

The path of light through a concave lens is:

Not directed to a single focal point
Directed to a single focal point

The path of light through a convex lens

is not directed to a single focal point
directed to a single focal point

15.

16.

Directions: complete the chart.

Light Source

How do I use this

light source in my
everyday life?

Is this light source

artificial or natural?

Sun
Lamp
Classroom lights
Flashlight
Moon