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Light

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Light energy DOES NOT ---?
a)
let us see things
b)
absorbs sound
c)
helps doctors operate
d)
gives things colors
2.
Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
3.
Light travels in a straight line
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Light is a form of 
a)
energy
b)
radiation
c)
reflection
5.
Visible light is ...
a)
Light bulb
b)
sun
c)
light that we can see with our natural eye
d)
fire
6.
Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material. 
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
7.
What does refract mean?
a)
To shrink
b)
To bend
c)
To widen
d)
To enlarge
8.
What three things may happen to light that strikes an object? 
a)
The light may be reflected, transmitted or absorbed.
b)
The light may be reflected and refracted.
c)
The light may be absorbed and transmitted.
9.
Seeing your face in the mirror is an example of?
a)
refraction
b)
fiber optics
c)
reflection
d)
absorption
10.
You can see through water and glass because-?
a)
air goes through them
b)
shadows bounce off them
c)
light goes through them
d)
light bounces off them
11.
Which is NOT opaque? 
a)
lens
b)
movie screen
c)
chalkboard
d)
door 
12.
Sunlight is---?
a)
not light at all
b)
white light
c)
red light
d)
yellow light
13.
On a sunny morning, you can look down and see your shadow in front of you. Where is the sun? 
a)
behind you
b)
above you
c)
in front of you
d)
none of the above
14.
What is needed for a rainbow to form? 
a)
sunny skies
b)
rainy skies
c)
sunny skies and water droplets in the air
d)
cloudy day
15.
Light hitting a prism is an example of 
a)
absorption
b)
reflection
c)
yellow light
d)
refraction
16.
Whater droplets in a rainbow act like? 
a)
reflectors
b)
rays of light
c)
lasers
d)
prisms
17.
Things make shadows because they ______ light.
a)
BLOCK
b)
PASS
18.
An example of opaque.
a)
metal spoon
b)
wax paper
c)
window
d)
frosted glass
19.
Material that lets most light through.
a)
concave
b)
convex
c)
transparent
d)
translucent
20.
White light is made up of: 
a)
All colors
b)
All pigments
c)
Only certain colors
d)
Only certain pigments