WorksheetsProperties of Light
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the energy that comes from the sun?
a)
Electromagnetic Radiation
b)
Electromagnetic Conduction
c)
Electromagnetic Convection
d)
Magnelectric Radiation
2.
Besides visible light and heat, what are some other things the Sun sends to Earth?
a)
Gravity, Friction, and Speed
b)
Magnetism, Gravity, and Friction
c)
X-rays, Microwaves, and Radio Waves
d)
Land, water, and ice
3.
What shape does light travel in?
a)
Waves
b)
Circles
c)
Squares
d)
Diamonds
4.
Light is predictable because it will always travel in a _________ line.
a)
Curvy
b)
Straight
c)
Backwards
d)
Crazy
5.
What is the speed of light in air?
a)
140,000 miles/sec
b)
186,000 miles/sec
c)
60 miles/hour
d)
120 miles/hour
6.
What types of matter can light travel through?
a)
Some solids, liquids, gases and all empty space (vacuum)
b)
All solids, liquids, gases, and empty space (vacuum)
c)
Some solids, liquids, and gases
d)
Only empty space (vacuum)
7.
What does light do when it hits a smooth, flat surface?
a)
Reflect
b)
Refract
c)
Absorb
d)
Diffuse
8.
What does light do when it hits an object that it cannot pass through?
a)
It creates a shadow
b)
It passes through anyway
9.
If light passes through two different types of matter, it will do what?
a)
Reflect
b)
Refract
c)
Absorb
d)
Diffuse
10.
If someone is wearing a black shirt in the sunshine, what will the black do to the light?
a)
Reflect it
b)
Absorb it
c)
Refract it
d)
Diffuse it
11.
If light strikes a mirror at a 50⁰ angle, what angle will it come off of the mirror?
a)
50⁰
b)
70⁰
c)
45⁰
d)
30⁰
12.
Why does a spoon look bigger in the water than it does on the top?
a)
The light refracts as it moves from air to water
b)
The light reflects as it moves from air to water
c)
The light absorbs as it moves from air to water
d)
The light is diffused as it moves from air to water
13.
Why does the pencil look broken?
a)
Light is refracting
b)
Light is reflecting
c)
Light is absorbing
d)
Light is diffusing
14.
What is light doing off this mirror?
a)
Reflecting
b)
Refracting
c)
Absorbing
d)
Scattering
15.
Which colors will reflect orange?
a)
Orange and Black
b)
Orange and White
c)
Orange and Yellow
d)
White and Black
16.
Which color absorbs all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
17.
Which color reflects all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
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