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WorksheetsEngineering Design Challenge: Laser Light
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which explains why the fork looks different under water?
a)
light can't pass through the glass
b)
the wavelength of light lengthens
c)
the amount of light increases when going through water
d)
light is refracted at an angle
2.
Why do we see objects as white?
a)
They absorb all light
b)
They reflect all light
c)
They absorb some light and reflect some light
3.
Another name for light bending is ....
a)
Reflaction
b)
Absorbing
c)
Refraction
d)
mirror
4.
The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection
a)
bigger than
b)
the same as
c)
smaller than
5.
_____ is a lens that is thicker in the middle and makes an object appear bigger.
a)
prism
b)
convex lens
c)
concave lens
d)
mirror
6.
______ is a lens that is thicker on its edges and makes an object appear smaller?
a)
mirror
b)
convex lens
c)
concave lens
d)
prism
7.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
8.
___________ is a from of energy that we can see with our eyes.
a)
shadow
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
reflection
9.
Which term means to bounce off the surface of something?
a)
Refract
b)
Absorb
c)
Reflect
d)
prism
10.
The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another.
a)
Reaction
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Repost
11.
Transfer of energy when a wave disappears into a surface
a)
Transparent
b)
Refraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Absorption
12.
What does light do when it hits an object that it cannot pass through?
a)
It creates a shadow
b)
It passes through anyway
13.
If light strikes a mirror at a 50⁰ angle, what angle will it come off of the mirror?
a)
50⁰
b)
70⁰
c)
45⁰
d)
30⁰
14.
Which color absorbs all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
15.
Which color reflects all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
16.
Light travels in a straight line
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What is reflection in simple terms?
a)
Soaks up light
b)
Passes through
c)
light bounces off
18.
What does refract mean?
a)
To shrink
b)
To bend
c)
To widen
d)
To enlarge
19.
_______ is when light hits and object and it BOUNCES off.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
20.
A Magnifying glass uses refraction to make things look closer.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
21.
Which of these objects use REFRACTION?
a)
Telescope
b)
Magnifying glass
c)
Microscope
d)
ALL of them
22.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
23.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
24.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
25.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
26.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
27.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
29.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
30.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
31.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
32.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
33.
Light transfers its energy to matter, the energy is taken in by the matter
a)
Transparent
b)
Reflection
c)
Asorption
d)
Refraction
34.
Matter that allows all light energy to pass through it; including air, water, and clear glass
a)
Transparent
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Refraction
35.
A lens whose edges are thicker than the middle
a)
Transparent
b)
Convex
c)
Concave
d)
Cancun
36.
A lens whose middle is thicker than the edges
a)
Concave
b)
Convex
c)
Converse
d)
Transparent
37.
Absorb or Reflect all colors?
a)
Absorb
b)
Reflect
38.
Absorb or Reflect all colors?
a)
Absorb
b)
Reflect
39.
Does the frog reflect or absorb green?
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
40.
Does the scarf reflect or absorb yellow?
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
41.
The order of the colors are: red, orange, yellow, green, ____, ____, and ____.
a)
blue, indigo, and violet
b)
blue, indigo, and purple
c)
purple, indigo, and violet
d)
indigo, blue, and violet
42.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the lowest energy.
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
d)
Violet
43.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the highest energy.
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Violet
d)
Yellow
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