Quiz about refraction of light science year 4

Question 1

How does light behave as it enters these mediums?

Accepted Answer

bends toward the normal

Answer

continue its path as straight line.

Answer

bends away from the normal

Answer

reflects

Question 2

Light bending as it passes from one medium (object) to another is...

Accepted Answer

Refraction

Answer

Reflection

Question 3

What is this image showing?

Accepted Answer

Refraction

Answer

Reflection

Answer

The law of reflection

Answer

Concave Mirror

Question 4

Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?

Accepted Answer

The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.

Answer

The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.

Answer

The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.

Answer

The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.

Question 5

Refraction is when light__________.

Accepted Answer

Changes speed as it travels in different materials which causes bending.

Answer

Is bounced by an object or material.

Answer

When light speeds up to over 300,000 km/s

Question 6

Light emerging from water to air will bend ______ due to the change of speed as it crosses the boundary.

Accepted Answer

away from the normal

Answer

toward the normal

Answer

along the normal

Question 7

Light travels through air, water, glass and many other materials. What path does it travel to get from one place to another?

Accepted Answer

straight

Answer

sideways

Answer

back and forth

Answer

up and down

Question 8

Light changes speed as it travels through various mediums.  What are examples of mediums that light can travel through.

Accepted Answer

air and water

Answer

snow and ice

Answer

cloth and wood

Answer

glass and wood

Question 9

The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-

Accepted Answer

refracted

Answer

absorbed

Answer

reflected

Answer

stopped

Question 10

This shows the phenomenon known as....

Accepted Answer

refraction

Answer

reflection

Answer

mirrors

Answer

focal point

Question 11

The bending of light is called...

Accepted Answer

refraction

Answer

a rainbow

Answer

reflection

Answer

absorption

Question 12

Light travels in a _________ line.

Accepted Answer

straight

Answer

wavy

Answer

curved

Answer

low

Question 13

What does the picture show about light?

Accepted Answer

refraction

Answer

reflection

Answer

absorption

Answer

light

Question 14

Refraction is

Accepted Answer

the bending of light as it passes into new medium and changes speed

Answer

the bending of light around or through a barrier and changes speed

Answer

when light bounces off a boundary and changes speed

Answer

the bending of light as it crosses a boundary into a new medium with the same speed

Question 15

As light leaves air and enters water or glass it....

Accepted Answer

gets slower and bends towards the normal

Answer

gets faster and bends towards the normal

Answer

gets faster and bends away from the normal

Answer

gets slower and bends away from the normal

Question 16

This picture illustrates ...

Accepted Answer

light refracts away from the normal when leaving water and entering air

Answer

light refracts towards the normal when leaving water and entering air

Answer

light does not refract when leaving water and entering air

Answer

light continues to travel in a straight line across the boundary between water and air

Question 17

Light passes into a glass block. Which is the angle of refraction?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 18

The diagram below shows a ray of monochromatic light incident on a boundary between air and glass. Which of the letters represent the path after it strikes the glass?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Question 19

According to Willebord Snell, light passing from air to glass will cause the light to

Accepted Answer

reduce its speed

Answer

maintain its original speed

Answer

accelerate while it is in glass

Answer

increase its speed

Question 20

Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?

Accepted Answer

The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.

Answer

The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.

Answer

The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.

Answer

The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.

Question 21

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

Accepted Answer

light is refracted

Answer

light is reflected

Answer

light is absorbed

Answer

light is turned

Question 22

What do we call a material that light can travel through?

Accepted Answer

medium

Answer

air

Answer

water

Answer

pathway

Question 23

Question 23.

Accepted Answer

Refraction

Answer

Reflection

Question 24

Question 24.

Accepted Answer

Refraction

Answer

Reflection

Question 25

Question 25.

Accepted Answer

Refraction

Answer

Reflection

Question 26

When does the light is refracted?

Accepted Answer

When light travels in two different mediums

Answer

When light travels in a straight line

Answer

When light is bounced

Answer

When light cannot pass through an opaque object

Question 27

Diagram shows the condition of a spoon in a glass of water.

What can be observed about the spoon?

Accepted Answer

The spoon looks bent.

Answer

The water is clearer.

Answer

The water level rises.

Answer

Light is refracted.

Question 28

What is the conclusion from your observation in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Light can be refracted

Answer

Light travels in a straight line

Answer

Light can be reflected

Answer

Light can pass through a transparent material

Question 29

Which of the following shows the principle of light refraction? Tick the correct answers.

Accepted Answer

F

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Answer

D

Answer

E

Question 30

What does it mean to refract?

Accepted Answer

to bend something, almost always light

Answer

clear or easy to see through

Answer

a polished surface which reflects an image

Answer

allowing light but not detail to pass through

Question 31

the bending of light when it passes though a medium, such as water or a prism

Accepted Answer

refraction

Answer

reflection

Answer

absorbtion

Answer

medium

Question 32

What causes light to appear refracted?

Accepted Answer

speed

Answer

temperature

Answer

weather

Answer

climate

Question 33

According to Willebord Snell, light passing from air to glass will cause the light to

Accepted Answer

reduce its speed

Answer

maintain its original speed

Answer

accelerate while it is in glass

Answer

increase its speed

Question 34

What is this called?

Accepted Answer

refraction

Answer

reflection

Answer

reconstroction

Answer

retraction

Question 35

Swimming pools and the ocean look shallower than they really are due to:

Accepted Answer

refraction

Answer

reflection

Answer

dispersion

Answer

total internal reflection

Question 36

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-

Accepted Answer

bends when it passes through water

Answer

always travels in a straight line

Answer

makes the water in the glass evaporate

Answer

reflects the pencil on the water's surface

Question 37

Light travels at a speed of 300,000 km/s in outer space but can slow in different materials like glass or water.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 38

The pencil appears broken because light?

Accepted Answer

refracted

Answer

reflected

Question 39

Swimming pools and the ocean look shallower than they really are due to?

Accepted Answer

refraction

Answer

reflection

refraction of light science year 4

40 questions

How does light behave as it enters these mediums?

Light bending as it passes from one medium (object) to another is...

What is this image showing?

Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?

Refraction is when light__________.

Light emerging from water to air will bend ______ due to the change of speed as it crosses the boundary.

Light travels through air, water, glass and many other materials. What path does it travel to get from one place to another?

Light changes speed as it travels through various mediums. What are examples of mediums that light can travel through.

The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-

This shows the phenomenon known as....

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Similar Resources on Wayground

Popular Resources on Wayground

Discover more resources for Science

refraction of light science year 4

40 questions

How does light behave as it enters these mediums?

Light bending as it passes from one medium (object) to another is...

What is this image showing?

Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?

Refraction is when light__________.

Light emerging from water to air will bend ______ due to the change of speed as it crosses the boundary.

Light travels through air, water, glass and many other materials. What path does it travel to get from one place to another?

Light changes speed as it travels through various mediums. What are examples of mediums that light can travel through.

The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-

This shows the phenomenon known as....

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Similar Resources on Wayground

Popular Resources on Wayground

Discover more resources for Science

The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-