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Light Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When light transmits through an object, it will...
hint: transparent objects transmit light
a)
Go all the way through it
b)
Be blocked by the material
c)
scatter
d)
bounce off
2.
When light strikes the wall of a building made of rock, it will... 
a)
Absorb (take in)
b)
Reflect (bounce back)
c)
Refract (bend)
d)
Transmit(go thru)
3.
Light always travels in a...
a)
Curved line
b)
Zig Zag line
c)
Up and down
d)
Straight line
4.
What will happen when a pencil is placed in water? 
a)
Reflect
b)
Refract
c)
Absorb
d)
Transmit
5.
This is an example of? 
a)
Absorption
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Transmit
6.
This is an example of ? 
a)
Absorbtion
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Transmit
7.
This is an example of? 
a)
Absorbion
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Transmit
8.
This is an example of?
a)
Absorb
b)
Reflect
c)
Refract
d)
Transmit
9.
What materials refract light? 
a)
Mirrors
b)
Sun glasses 
c)
Lenses
d)
Shiny metals
10.
This is an example of? 
Hint-light is going all the way through
a)
Absorption
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction 
d)
Transmit
11.
When light passes through a prism, it...
a)
Bounces back
b)
Reflects
c)
Refracts
d)
Absorbs
12.
How does light travel from a source?
a)
Around corners
b)
In circles
c)
Very slowly
d)
In a straight line
13.
All of the following are sources of light except...
a)
the sun
b)
a light bulb
c)
fire
d)
the moon
14.
A microscope makes objects under it appear bigger because the lens...
a)
bends the light passing through it.
b)
increases the strength of the light.
c)
decreases the light passing through it.
d)
changes the color of the light passing through it.
15.
Which of the following is the best model for how light is reflected?
a)
A truck traveling down a street.
b)
A baseball being hit by a bat.
c)
A ball bouncing off a wall.
d)
An acorn falling from a tree.
16.
When light is reflected, it...
a)
slows down.
b)
bounces back.
c)
bends in many directions.
d)
stops.
17.
Which of the following objects most likely refracts light?
a)
Camera
b)
Paper
c)
Mirror
d)
Apple
18.
What object can change electrical energy into light energy?
a)
A candle
b)
A fire
c)
A lamp
d)
A radio
19.
A student place a ruler into a glass of water and observes that the ruler looks broken. What is occuring?
a)
The force of the water has broken the ruler.
b)
The ruler is broken before it is put in the water.
c)
Water in the cup reflects light around the ruler in a different direction than the air.
d)
Light is refracted as it enter the water, making the ruler look broken.
20.
Why do objects appear "bent" when they are placed in water?
a)
Water is magical and bends the objects
b)
light is reflected and bounces back in our eyes
c)
Light is refracted and travels slower in water than in air
d)
the object is not strong enough to keep its shape