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WorksheetsLight and Sound
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why does a red OSU hat appear to be red?
a)
It has all the colors except red
b)
It absorbs the red color
c)
It reflects the red color
2.
When a tree blocks light, what is produced?
a)
optical illusion
b)
shadow
c)
spectrum
3.
The bending of light rays when they pass through a material
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
4.
If you grab the hot lid of a dutch oven, you will experience what?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
5.
A lens that is thicker around the edges than in the middle
a)
concave
b)
convex
6.
Which of the following best describes potential energy?
a)
It can't change form more than once
b)
It can be found in many forms
c)
It can be transformed by gravity only
d)
It includes electric energy
7.
A piece of clear material that bends light rays passing through it
a)
lens
b)
optic nerve
c)
cones
8.
What will an animal be able to see if they have cones in their eyes?
a)
nothing
b)
black, white, and gray
c)
colors
9.
Acronym for all the colors of the rainbow
a)
retina
b)
Roy G. Biv
c)
pupil
d)
Bif T. Vib
10.
Light energy that bounces off objects
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
11.
Why does a pencil placed in a glass of water look broken?
a)
The water reflects light passing through it
b)
The water scatters light passing through it
c)
The water absorbs light passing through it
d)
The water refracts light passing through it
12.
Rain produces a rainbow because what happens to the light passing through the raindrops?
a)
Light is reflected
b)
Light is absorbed
c)
Light is refracted
13.
The separation of white light into its component colors produces a what?
a)
spectrum
b)
mixture
c)
fulcrum
14.
What happens when light changes speed as it goes from one material to another?
a)
refraction
b)
Roy G. Biv
c)
reflection
15.
A lens that is thick in the middle than it is at the edges
a)
convex
b)
concave
16.
Why do we see light coming from the moon?
a)
The moon makes light
b)
Light is being refracted from the sun
c)
Light is being radiated from the sun
d)
Light is being reflected from the sun
17.
What causes a purple book to appear purple in the sunlight?
a)
The book absorbs all purple light
b)
The book bends all purple light
c)
Only purple light is reflected by the book
d)
Only purple light passes through the book
18.
Nerve cells in the eyes that allow us to see colors
a)
cones
b)
rods
19.
The colored part of the eye
a)
pupil
b)
cornea
c)
iris
d)
optic nerve
20.
The nerve that connects the retina to the brain
a)
The spinal nerve
b)
The optic nerve
c)
The brain nerve
21.
The clear membrane that covers the iris and pupil
a)
retina
b)
cornea
22.
Which part of the eye controls how much light enters the eye?
a)
iris
b)
retina
c)
pupil
d)
cornea
23.
Waves that carry energy
a)
electro- magnetic waves
b)
reflection
c)
refraction
24.
What is true about the law of conservation of energy?
a)
energy cannot be changed
b)
energy can be changed
25.
What is true about the law of conservation of energy?
a)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
b)
Energy is always created
c)
Energy is always destroyed
d)
Energy can only be changed one time
26.
How do gloves help people stay warm in the winter?
a)
Gloves stop cold from entering their bodies through their hands
b)
Gloves slow down the thermal energy leaving their hands
c)
Gloves slow down cold from entering their bodies through their hands
d)
Gloves do not help people stay warm
27.
Elastic potential energy is found in what?
a)
concrete floors
b)
rocks
c)
bowling balls
d)
stretched rubber bands
28.
What happens when you twirl a lasso?
a)
You give it kinetic energy
b)
You give it chemical energy
c)
You give it thermal energy
d)
You give it potential energy
29.
A coiled canal in the ear with vibrating fluid that moves hair cells
a)
eardrum
b)
cones
c)
cochlea
30.
Located in the cochlea, these cells change mechanical energy to electrical energy
a)
Vitreous humor
b)
Hair cells
31.
This will vibrate in and out at the same rate as the pitch of the sound
a)
eardrum
b)
iris
c)
rods
d)
cones
32.
A clear, jellylike substance that fills the eyeball
a)
cornea
b)
lens
c)
vitreous humor
d)
cochlea
33.
Light-sensitive tissue on the inside of the eye
a)
pupil
b)
retina
c)
lens
d)
iris
34.
The average kinetic energy of all molecules in an object is called what?
a)
temperature
b)
heat
35.
Materials that conduct heat easily are called what?
a)
insulators
b)
conductors
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