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Light & Color

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light is made up of...

a)

electricity and waves

b)

magnetism and waves

c)

electricity and magnetism

d)

electricity and energy

2.

The color with the longest wavelength is...

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

3.

A shadow is created by the....

a)

absence of light.

b)

absence of waves.

c)

absence of color.

d)

blocking of sound.

4.

The darkest part of a shadow is called the...

a)

shadow

b)

umbra

c)

penumbra

d)

pentagram

5.

Colors are separated into small sections called:

a)

ranges

b)

bands

c)

spectra

d)

shades

6.

If you see a green leaf on a tree, that means...

a)

Green is the color being reflected off the leaf.

b)

Green is the color being absorbed by the leaf.

c)

All the colors are being reflected off the leaf.

d)

All the colors are being absorbed by the leaf.

7.

What does it mean to see the color white?

a)

Our brains receive too much information and can't put it together properly.

b)

Our brains aren't receiving enough information, so they can't fill in the gaps in understanding properly.

8.

Sunlight is special because it...

a)

contains all the colors of the rainbow.

b)

contains most of the colors of the rainbow.

c)

contains white light and black light.

d)

contains black light.

9.

The sky is blue because...

a)

blue is the color most scattered or reflected by our atmosphere.

b)

red is the color most scattered or reflected by our atmosphere.

c)

blue is the color most absorbed by our atmosphere.

d)

blue is complimentary to orange.

10.

The most dangerous type of light in the universe is...

a)

a microwave

b)

an x-ray

c)

a gamma ray

d)

an ultraviolet wave

11.

What type of light does sunblock actually block?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Visible Light

d)

Infrared Light