Quiz about Color & Light 4th Grade Review

Question 1

This is used to separate white light into colors.

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prism

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reflection

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sunlight

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spectrum

Question 2

Light is a form of...

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energy

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heat

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sound

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color

Question 3

Light travels _______________-

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in a straight line

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backwards

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in curves

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at a right angle

Question 4

What do water droplets in a rainbow act like?

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prisms

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reflectors

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rays of lights

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lasers

Question 5

By passing light through a prism, you can tell _______________

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that white light is made up of different colors

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that blue light is brighter than white lights

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the original source of light

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the weight of the prism

Question 6

White light is made up of every color of the rainbow. As white light passes through a prism, it is refracted and these colors are produced. They are always in a certain order. Which two colors are missing in the diagram?

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yellow and blue

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yellow and white

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blue and purple

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pink and blue

Question 7

What color appears when all colors are absorbed?

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black

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red

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violet

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white

Question 8

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

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opaque

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invisible

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translucent

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transparent

Question 9

Light can pass through some solids, liquids, or gases. Materials that allow light to pass through them clearly are called transparent. Which of the following materials is NOT transparent?

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a mirror

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water

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clean air

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window glass

Question 10

Which of these is an example of a translucent object?

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waxed paper

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book

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opaque

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glass

Question 11

What happens to light when it strikes an opaque surface?

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The light does not pass through the opaque surface.

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The light is refracted back and separated into colors.

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The light passes through with no charge.

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The light curves around the opaque surface entirely.

Question 12

When light hits a translucent object, the light is _________

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scattered

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reflected

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refracted

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laminated

Question 13

Which example shows light being reflected?

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Using a mirror to see your image.

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Using a microscope to make small objects look larger.

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Using eyeglasses to see things better.

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Using a prism to show the colors of that spectrum.

Question 14

The picture shows a pencil in a container of water. Why does the pencil look as if it's broken?

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Because light rays are bent when they pass from air into water and from water into air.

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Because the water separates the light into many colors.

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Because the shiny glass reflects light.

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Because the part of the pencil outside the water casts a shadow by the water.

Question 15

How does light react in an opaque blue material?

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All the light is absorbed except the blue which is reflected.

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It is refracted.

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All the light is absorbed.

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All the light is absorbed except the blue which is refracted.

Question 16

When light bounces off a smooth surface, this is known as which of the following?

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reflection

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deflection

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refraction

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absorption

Question 17

This picture shows a duck swimming in a lake. A student sees a mirror image of a duck in the water off the lake. What causes this mirror image?

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reflected light

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refracted light

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absorbed light

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black light

Question 18

Which of the following allows you to see object that do not produce their own light?

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reflection

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absorption

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refraction

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deflection

Question 19

Bending of light as it passes from one material to another is known as which of the following?

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refraction

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absorption

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mirror image

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reflection

Question 20

Brightness of light is related to the amount of light being seen. The closer in distance to the source of light, the ____________ the light appears.

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brighter

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dimmer

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waiver

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darker

Question 21

How does your eye see color?

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Light hits an object & the color is reflected. Your brain interprets color.

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The light hits an object & is reflected. Your eye determines the color.

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Light hits an object & is refracted & somehow finds its way into your eye.

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The color is just there. Your eye decides what color objects are.

Question 22

What part of the wave is A?

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crest

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wavelength

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amplitude

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trough

Question 23

What part of the wave is B?

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trough

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wavelength

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crest

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amplitude

Question 24

What part of the wave is C?

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wavelength

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crest

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amplitude

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trough

Question 25

What part of the wave is D?

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amplitude

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wavelength

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crest

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trough

Color & Light 4th Grade Review

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