Light and Optics Quiz

An object that does not allow light to pass through it is __________.

• translucent

• transparent

• opaque

• refractive

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Visible light can be separated into different colors by using a __________.

• tennis ball

• prism

• mirage

• brick

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Almost all of the light passes through a(n) __________ material.

• translucent

• transparent

• opaque

• refractive

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A mirage results from light being refracted through __________ of different densities.

• liquids

• translucent solids

• transparent solids

• air layers

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According to the law of reflection, the angle at which light strikes a surface is __________ the angle at which light is reflected.

• the same as

• slightly larger than

• less than

• much larger than

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Some light passes through a(n) __________ material.

• translucent

• transparent

• opaque

• refractive

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__________ is a property of a material that indicates how much it reduces the speed of light.

• Translucence

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Index of refraction

A mirror can produce a clear image due to __________.

• the index of refraction

• translucent properties

• regular reflection

• diffuse reflection

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Seven colors in a rainbow in order of increasing wavelength are _______.

• red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

• blue, green, yellow, indigo, orange, violet, red

• red, violet, orange, indigo, yellow, green, blue

• violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

No clear image is formed by _______ of light.

• the index of refraction

• regular reflection

• diffuse reflection

• rays

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