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Science Boot Camp - Light

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When light hits an area and bounces back it is called:

a)

echo

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

absorbing

2.

Which would you rather walk on barefoot if the sun is out all day long?

a)

grass

b)

black top

c)

sand at the beach

d)

concrete sidewalk

3.

Light travels through air, water, glass and many other materials. What path does it travel to get from one place to another?

a)

sideways

b)

back and forth

c)

straight

d)

up and down

4.

What is the best explanation for Mickey seeing himself in the mirror?

a)

Light has been refracted and bends allowing Mickey to see himself

b)

Light is absorbed

c)

Light is being reflected and bounces off the mirror

d)

Light is flipped and the image is backwards

5.

What are 3 things that can happen to light when it strikes an object?

a)

Light can be wavy, backwards, or bounced

b)

Light can be reflected, refracted or absorbed

c)

Light can be refracted, bounced, or broken

6.
Which images are opaque?
a)
A & C
b)
A,C,E, & F
c)
D, E, & F
d)
A & E
7.
The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-
a)
absorbed
b)
reflected
c)
refracted
d)
stopped
8.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
9.

Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?

a)

The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.

b)

The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.

c)

The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.

10.
True or False: This diagram shows the correct position of the mirrors so that the light hits the target
a)
True
b)
False
11.
True or False: This diagram shows the correct position of the mirrors so that the light hits the target
a)
True
b)
False
12.
A concave lens...
a)
Bends light rays towards each other and creates only real images
b)
Bends light rays towards each other and creates only virtual images
c)
Bends light rays away from each other and creates only virtual images
d)
Bends light rays away from each other and creates only real images
13.
The top of a spoon acts as a __________ mirror; the bottom of a spoon acts as a __________ mirror
a)
concave ; convex
b)
convex ; concave
c)
both sides are concave
d)
both sides are convex
14.
What type of mirror gives you an upside down image when far away, then flips right-side up as you get close?
a)
Concave
b)
Convex
c)
Plane
d)
Hogwash! No such wizardry exists...
15.
The _______ of the Earth on its axis causes the position and length of the shadow to change.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
spin
d)
tilt
16.
About what time of day does this shadow represent?
a)
Sunrise
b)
Late morning
c)
Noon
d)
Sunset
17.
About what time of day does this shadow represent?
a)
Early morning
b)
Mid-morning
c)
Afternoon
d)
Late afternoon
18.
Why is the temperature hotter in the Northern Hemisphere in July?
a)
The angle of the Earth causes the Northern Hemisphere to face the sun.
b)
The angle of the Earth causes the Southern Hemisphere to face the sun.
c)
The sun makes it hotter.
d)
None of the above.
19.
What time of day does the model represent?
a)
Sunrise
b)
Sunset
c)
High Noon
d)
None of the above
20.
At which location of the sun would the shadow of the light pole be the longest?
a)
A  at 11 a.m
b)
B at noon
c)
C at 2 p.m.
d)
D at 6 p.m. 
21.
Which of the following statements is true about shadows? 
a)
The length of shadows increases all day long 
b)
The length of shadows decreases all day long
c)
The length of shadows do not change
d)
The length of shadows are longest in the morning and evening