WorksheetsLight Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two main TYPES of waves?
a)
Ocean and Sound
b)
Electromagnetic and Mechanical
c)
Light and Color
d)
Transverse and Longitudinal
2.
The up and down motion of a wave is called...
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
c)
Ocean wave
d)
Mechanical wave
3.
The back and forth (or side to side motion of a wave) is called...
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
c)
Sound wave
d)
Electromagnetic wave
4.
What is the first part of the electromagnetic spectrum?
a)
Microwave
b)
Gamma
c)
Ultraviolet
d)
Radio
5.
What is the only part of the electromagnetic spectrum you can see?
a)
X-Rays
b)
Light
c)
Ultraviolet
d)
Microwave
6.
TVs use what type of wave from the electromagnetic spectrum?
a)
Infrared
b)
Radio
c)
Gamma
d)
X-rays
7.
The wave with the least amount of energy is what from the electromagnetic spectrum?
a)
Radio
b)
Microwave
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
8.
When light bounces back it is called...
a)
Reflection
b)
Transmission
c)
Refraction
d)
Absorption
9.
When light passes through an object it is...
a)
Reflected
b)
Transmitted
c)
Absorbed
d)
Refracted
10.
When light bends due to a change in speed it is...
a)
Reflected
b)
Transmitted
c)
Absorbed
d)
Refracted
11.
When an object takes in light it is...
a)
Reflected
b)
Transmitted
c)
Absorbed
d)
Refracted
12.
When ALL light passes through an object, that object is considered...
a)
translucent
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
d)
light
13.
When SOME light passes through an object, that object is considered...
a)
Transmitted
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
d)
Opaque
14.
When you can not see through an object because NO light passes through it, that object is considered...
a)
Dark
b)
Translucent
c)
Transparent
d)
Opaque
15.
Because light _____________ we can see the sun when it is below the horizon.
a)
Refracts
b)
Transmits
c)
Travels
d)
Reflects
16.
What is the purpose of waves?
a)
To bring us fun in the ocean
b)
To carry matter
c)
To carry energy
d)
To move
17.
When a wave can pass through matter AND empty space, what type of wave is it?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Sound wave
c)
Electromagnetic
d)
Space wave
18.
When a wave can only pass through matter, what type of wave is it?
a)
Light wave
b)
Mechanical wave
c)
Electromagnetic wave
d)
Matter wave
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