Light and Color Review

This is used to separate white light into colors. 

• prism
• reflection
• sunlight
• spectrum

Light is a form of _________.

• sound
• heat
• energy
• color

Light travels ___________.

• backwards
• in a straight line
• in curves
• at a right angle

What do water droplets in a rainbow act like?

• reflectors
• rays of light
• lasers
• prisms

By passing light through a prism, you can tell ____________.

• that white light is made of different colors
• the weight of the prism
• the original source of light
• that blue light is brighter than white light

What color appears when all colors are absorbed?

• black
• red
• white
• violet

What is the correct order of the colors of the rainbow?

• Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Indigo, Violet
• Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
• Yellow, Orange, Red, Green, Blue, Violet, Indigo

Materials such as wood and metal do not let light travel through them. We cannot see them at all. They are said to be ______________.

• invisible
• opaque
• translucent
• transparent

Materials that allow light to pass through them clearly are called transparent. Which of the following materials is NOT transparent?

• window glass
• clean air
• a mirror
• water

Which of these is an example of a translucent object?

• glass
• book
• opaque
• waxed paper