Quiz about Light

Question 1

2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A SOURCE OF LIGHT?

Accepted Answer

fire

Answer

the moon

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our eyes

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a mirror

Question 2

Why is light able to travel through space when sound cannot?

Accepted Answer

Light is able to travel through a vacuum.

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Light is able to be reflected by objects.

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Light is able to travel through gas.

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Light is able to travel through translucent objects.

Question 3

When all of the colors of light are absorbed, we see the color _______.

Accepted Answer

black

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white

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green

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red

Question 4

7. When light bounces off a mirror, it is __________.

Accepted Answer

Reflected

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Absorbed

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Corrected

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Refracted

Question 5

8. Which statement best explains why you can see yourself when you look at a mirror?

Accepted Answer

Light is reflected, bouncing off the mirror.

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Light is refracted as it passes through the mirror.

Answer

Light is refracted, bouncing off the mirror.

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Light is reflected as it passes through the mirror.

Question 6

Which is a source of light?

Accepted Answer

Flashlight

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Chair

Answer

Mirror

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ball

Question 7

The moon generates light.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 8

Where does light come from?

Accepted Answer

The sun

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The fish

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The clouds

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A coral reef

Question 9

What is the source of the light from the moon?

Accepted Answer

The light is sunlight reflecting off the moon.

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The light comes from glowing rocks.

Answer

The light is from Earth reflecting off the moon.

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The light is from the ice on the moon.

Question 10

What provides Earth with heat and light?

Accepted Answer

The Sun

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The planets

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The Moon

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The atmosphere

Question 11

What does the pupil do in bright light?

Accepted Answer

The pupil becomes smaller.

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The pupil bends the light.

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The pupil reflects the light.

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The pupil changes color.

Question 12

In which form is energy from the light of the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Radiant

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Mechanical

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Sound

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Chemical

Question 13

How many colors is white light from the sun made of?

Accepted Answer

Seven

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Three

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Twelve

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Five

Question 14

A lemon appears yellow when light is shone on it because the lemon _________ yellow light.

Accepted Answer

reflects

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Bends

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Refracts

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Absorbs

Question 15

How is light energy transmitted? Light energy is transmitted as _________.

Accepted Answer

Waves

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Cells

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Circles

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wires

Question 16

What three things may happen to light that strikes an object?

Accepted Answer

The light may be reflected, transmitted or absorbed.

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The light may be reflected and refracted.

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The light may be absorbed and transmitted.

Question 17

What are the primary colors of the pigment?

Accepted Answer

cyan, yellow and magenta

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Red, green and blue

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black and white

Question 18

A plane mirror produces a/an

Accepted Answer

a same sized, virtual image

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a small, real image

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a large, real image

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a small, virtual image

Question 19

_______ is an imaginary line that divides a mirror into half.

Accepted Answer

optical axis

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focal point

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equator

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incident angle

Question 20

Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

Accepted Answer

light is refracted at an angle

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light can't pass through the glass

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the wavelength of light lengthens

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the amount of light increases when going through water

Question 21

Why do we see objects as white?

Accepted Answer

They reflect all light

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They absorb all light

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They absorb some light and reflect some light

Question 22

Opaque means...

Accepted Answer

No light passes through it

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All light passes through it

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Some light passes through it

Question 23

The color you see is the color that is ___.

Accepted Answer

reflected

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absorbed

Question 24

The primary colors of light are

Accepted Answer

red, blue, green

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red, orange, green

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magenta, cyan, yellow

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blue, indigo, violet

Question 25

________________ materials allow light to pass through, but scatters it as well.

Accepted Answer

Translucent

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Transparent

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Opaque

Question 26

When a rainbow is formed outside naturally, what causes the light to refract?

Accepted Answer

A. Small raindrops

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B. Sunlight rays

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C. Tiny mirrors

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D. Glass prisms

Question 27

Which term means to bounce off the surface of something?

Accepted Answer

Reflect

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Refract

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Absorb

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prism

Question 28

Allows most light through

Accepted Answer

Transparent

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eflection

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Refraction

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Translucent

Question 29

Transfer of energy when a wave disappears into a surface

Accepted Answer

Absorption

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Transparent

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Refraction

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Reflection

Question 30

White light is made up of _________________ colors.

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

10

Answer

3

Answer

70

Question 31

Which color absorbs all light?

Accepted Answer

Black

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White

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Orange

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Green

Question 32

Which color reflects all light?

Accepted Answer

White

Answer

Black

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Orange

Answer

Green

Question 33

Which of these causes the colors in a rainbow to separate?

Accepted Answer

sunlight passing through raindrops

Answer

strong winds

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Earth's gravity

Answer

different colors of light going at different speeds

Question 34

What is most likely to happen to light that hits an opaque object?

Accepted Answer

None of the light passes through the object.

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All of the light passes through the object.

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Most of the light disappears.

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Some of the light passes through the object.

Question 35

What is a property of a transparent object?

Accepted Answer

Almost all of the light rays that reach it pass through it.

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Almost all of the light rays that reach it are scattered.

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Almost all of the light rays that reach it are absorbed.

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Almost all of the light rays that reach it are reflected.

Light

38 questions

2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A SOURCE OF LIGHT?

3. Mrs. Smith’s class will be outside for several hours on Friday. The temperature is to be in the 90’s. What color clothing should students wear to stay cooler?

Why is light able to travel through space when sound cannot?

When all of the colors of light are absorbed, we see the color _______.

7. When light bounces off a mirror, it is __________.

8. Which statement best explains why you can see yourself when you look at a mirror?

Which is a source of light?

The moon generates light.

How does light affect the pupil?

Where does light come from?

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