Test 3 (Chapters 1-3) Investigating God's World

A material that does not allow light to pass through it is:

• translucent

• opaque

• transparent

• glass

A material that allows light to pass straight through it is luminious.

• True

• False, it is transparent

When a material allows light to pass through it, but you cannot see what is on the other side it is:

• luminous

• transparent

• opaque

• translucent

Light always travels in a straight line.

• True

• False

White light is a mixture of colored lights.

• True

• False

The series of colored bands that are created when sunlight is separated is the:

• prism

• spectrum

• raincloud

• color palette

If all of the colors of the spectrum are ______ by an object, then the object is black.

• reflected

• absorbed

Bending of light rays as they enter a new material is called:

• refraction

• reflection

• mirror

• periscope

A blue dress appears blue because the dress is ______ blue light

• refracting

• reflecting

• made of

Who invented the electric light bulb?

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Benjamin Franklin

• Jeremiah Duke

• Thomas Edison