How Light Interacts with Different Materials

1. It is a form of energy that causes substances to rise in

    temperature or to go through associated phases such as

    melting, evaporation, or expansion.

• A. heat

• B. sound

• C. magnetism

• D. electricity

2. It means to take in or transform radiant energy into a different

form usually with a resulting temperature rise.

• A. reflect

• B. bounce

• C. absorb

• D. block

3. Which object would absorb the most light and heat?

• A. black shirt

• B. red apple

• C. green leaf

• D. white car

4. Black and colored objects absorb ______ than white ones.

                      

• A. less heat

• B. more heat

• C. the same amount of heat

• D. no heat

5. Which of the following will happen if you expose dark-colored

materials to sunlight?

• A. It will reflect the sunlight.

• B. It will absorb the sunlight.

• C. The material will get cold.

• D. The color of the material will fade.

6. What materials absorb more heat?

• A. dark-colored materials

• B. light-colored materials

•   C. white-colored materials

•    D. none of the above

7. This process occurs when something absorbs light.

• A. absorption  

• B. conduction

• C. reflection

• D. transmission

8. In what kind of materials does light change into another form of

energy?

• A. white-colored materials

• B. dark-colored materials

• C. light-colored materials

•   D. none of the above

9. What color absorbs most heat?

• A. black  

• B. orange

• C. violet

• D. white

10. Which set of objects are usually black and are more

absorbent of heat?

• A. paper, roof, bag

• B. hair, laptop, clothes

• C. coal, tires, iron, magnet

• D. flower, paper, vase