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Light

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is light?

a)

a micro wave

b)

a beamer

c)

an electromagnetic wave

d)

a sound wave

2.

Visible light is part of what?

a)

life

b)

death

c)

a wavelength

d)

the electromagnetic spectrum

3.

Four examples of electromagnetic waves are...

a)

ultra violent, radio waves, macro waves, x-rays

b)

gamma waves, red waves, radio waves, visible light

c)

sound waves, x-ray, infrared, micro waves

d)

infrared, visible light, gamma waves, ultra violet

4.

The crest of the wave is...

a)

the bottom

b)

the middle

c)

the top

d)

the teeth

5.

The trough of the wave is...

a)

the top

b)

the bottom

c)

the middle

d)

the amplitude

6.

Wavelength is...

a)

the width of the wave

b)

the distance from a point on a wave to the same point on the next wave

c)

the breaker

d)

the distance from the middle of a wave to the top off the wave

7.

The amplitude is....

a)

like an attitude, but different

b)

the distance from a point on a wave to the same point on the next wave

c)

the distance from the middle of a wave to the top of the wave

d)

the trough

8.

The number of waves that pass a single point in a particular amount off time is called the...

a)

amplitude

b)

trough

c)

crust

d)

frequency

9.

Different wavelengths of light are seen as...

a)

colors

b)

crests

c)

hilarious

d)

corneas

10.

All the colors we see are part of....

a)

x-rays

b)

radio waves

c)

the visible spectrum

d)

gamma waves

11.

All the colors of light we see mixed together make what?

a)

black light

b)

white light

c)

purple light

d)

blue light

12.

What are the seven colors of the rainbow in order?

a)

red, yellow, orange, blue, green, indigo, violet

b)

red, orange, yellow, blue, green, indigo, violet

c)

red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, blue, violet

d)

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

13.

Unless the material through which it travels changes, light always travels.....

a)

in an Airstream

b)

with a companion

c)

in a straight line

d)

to the moon

14.

_________________ is when light bounces off an object and creates an image.

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

retention

d)

rendition

15.

The Law of Reflection states...

a)

an object in motion stays in motion

b)

the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection

c)

the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of refraction

d)

the angle of the dangle is a sparkly bangle

16.

When we see a red shirt, we see the color that is...

a)

refracted

b)

absorbed

c)

scattered

d)

reflected

17.

Mr. Vidal's favorite musical group is...

a)

Justin Bieber

b)

The BeeGees

c)

21 Pirates

d)

21 Pilots

18.

If Mrs. Kirkland could clone and bring back to life an extinct animal, it would be a ...

a)

Dodo bird

b)

Pygmy woolly mammoth

c)

Velociraptor

d)

T-rex

19.

When light bounces in several different directions, it is called...

a)

transmission

b)

scattering

c)

refraction

d)

absorption

20.

The light passes through matter, we call this...

a)

refraction

b)

scattering

c)

the angle of reflection

d)

transmission

21.

The bending of a light wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another is called...

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

absorption

d)

scattering

22.

The transfer of energy carried by light waves to particles of matter is called...

a)

reflection

b)

absorption

c)

refraction

d)

scattering

23.

Which colors of light do you see when you look at an opaque object?

a)

only colors that are reflected

b)

only colors that are transmuted

c)

only colors that are absorbed

d)

only colors that are refracted

24.

Why don't we see red when we look at a lemon?

a)

because red is scattered

b)

because red is transmuted

c)

because red is reflected

d)

because red is absorbed

25.

To say something is transparent, is to say it is...

a)

shallow

b)

see through

c)

deep

d)

translucent

26.

Which interaction of light with matter causes a rainbow to form.

a)

scattering

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

reflection

27.

Which interaction of light with matter causes the sky to appear blue?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

scattering

28.

Which person's name can help you remember the colors of the visible spectrum in order?

a)

Alan

b)

Roy B. Giv

c)

Roy G. Biv

d)

Bor G Yiv

29.

Which of the following sentences best describes absorption?

a)

You see yourself in a window.

b)

Sunlight heats up black pavement.

c)

The boys shirt is red.

d)

Head lights bounce off water droplets in the fog.

30.

Which of the following sentences best describes transmission?

a)

You see yourself in a mirror.

b)

The pavement is hot.

c)

Green light bounces off a cucumber.

d)

Light travels through water.