Physical Science, Part 1

An object that allows all or most light to pass through is called

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

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An object that allows some light passes through, but not all is called

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

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An object that either reflects or absorbs light and you can't see through it at all is called

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

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The bending of a light wave as it moves from one medium to another

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission

• scattering

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Students are copying their homework assignment from the blackboard in their dimly lit classroom. Some students are wearing eyeglasses, some are not wearing anything over their eyes, and one student is wearing dark sunglasses. Which material allows the least light to pass through it so that the smallest amount of light reaches the student’s eyes?

• air

• eyeglasses

• sunglasses

• fake glasses

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The only wave that can be seen by humans on the electromagnetic spectrum is

• visible light

• gamma ray

• ultraviolet ray

• microwave

If a material absorbs all wavelengths of light waves EXCEPT green, what color will be perceived by the observer?

• red

• black

• green

• blue

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When white light shines on Peter’s shirt, the shirt looks blue. Why does the shirt look blue?

• It absorbs all the white light and turns most of it into blue.

• It reflects the blue part of the light and absorbs most of the rest.

• It absorbs only the blue part of the light.

• It gives off its own blue light.

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A shirt reflects all light, what color is the shirt?

• white

• black

• yellow

• green

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When we see a red marker, we see red because

• Red light is being scattered and all the other light is being absorbed.

• Red light is being absorbed.

• The object is transparent.

• The object is translucent.

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