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Light Energy

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 6hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light is __________________________.

a)

moving matter

b)

reflected radiation

c)

radiant energy

d)

invisible colors

2.

Which is NOT true about how light moves?

a)

It moves in waves

b)

It moves at the same speed as sound.

c)

It can move through space.

d)

It moves as packets of energy called photons.

3.

Which of these is a natural light source?

a)

incandescent lightbulbs

b)

stars in the night sky

c)

both A and B

d)

Neither A nor B

4.

How does light behave when it hits and opaque surface?

a)

it is absorbed or reflected.

b)

Some light passes through

c)

It refracts or bends.

d)

It passes through in a straight line.

5.

What affects the shadow an object will make?

a)

the angle of the light source.

b)

how near or far the light source is

c)

whether the object is opaque, translucent, or transparent

d)

all of the above.

6.

Light rays refract in a glass of water because ____________.

a)

light moves at different speeds through different materials

b)

light bounces off a smooth surface at the same angle at which it strikes it.

c)

light moves inn a curved path.

d)

the light moves the water from side to side.

7.

A light-year is a measurement of __________.

a)

time

b)

speed

c)

distance

d)

all of the above

8.

We see color because ___________________.

a)

objects reflect the colors we see

b)

objects absorb the colors we don't see.

c)

objects with color have pigments.

d)

all of the above.

9.

What acronym helps you remember the colors of the rainbow?

a)

YOGOWYPI

b)

ROYGBIV

c)

ABCDEFG

d)

MRSJOHNSONISAWESOME

10.

Light travels

a)

around corners

b)

in a straight line

11.

Light bounces when it is

a)

reflected

b)

absorbed

c)

refracted

12.

Light bends when it is

a)

refracted

b)

reflected

c)

absorbed

13.

soak up

a)

absorb

b)

reflect

c)

refract

14.

Which object would keep in the least light?

a)

White t-shirt

b)

Brown sock

c)

Orange jacket

d)

Black sweater

15.

When light strikes the wall of a building it will?

a)

Absorb (take in)

b)

Reflect (bounce back)

c)

Refract (bend)

d)

Transmit(go thru)

16.

Light always travels in a...

a)

Curved line

b)

Zig Zag line

c)

Up and down

d)

Straight line

17.

Materials that do not let any light pass through them

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

reflection

18.

Materials that let some light rays pass through but scatter some of the other rays

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

d)

wood

19.

The taking in of light energy by an object

a)

compression

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

absorption

20.

What color absorbs light?

a)

white

b)

black

c)

red

d)

yellow

21.

When light can easily pass through an object, we say that that object is ___ .

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

transported

22.

When light partially passed through an object, we say that that object is ____ .

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

d)

optical

23.

When light cannot pass through an object, we say that that object is ____ .

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

d)

translated

24.

Which object would most likely reflect light?

a)

carpet

b)

paper

c)

aluminum foil

d)

plastic bag

25.

The main source of light is

a)

the sun

b)

the moon

c)

the stars

d)

Jupiter