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5.3 Light Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this?
a)
Concave lens
b)
Convex lens
c)
Prism
d)
Sound Wave
2.
What is this?
a)
Concave Lens
b)
Convex Lens
c)
Prism
d)
Sound Wave
3.
A __________ separates white light into all the colors of the spectrum.
a)
concave lens
b)
convex lens
c)
prism
d)
mirror
4.
Light travels in a ___________ path.
a)
straight
b)
cury
c)
bent
d)
winding
5.
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
6.

A concave lens will _____ light waves.

a)

spread out

b)

absorb

c)

focus

d)

reduce

7.

Refraction will magnify objects, so the objects-

a)

appear smaller than they are

b)

appear farther away than they are

c)

appear closer than they are

8.

What happens when light hits an object and passes THROUGH it?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is transmitted

d)

light is refracted

9.
What is this
a)
opaque
b)
transparent
c)
translucent
10.
What is this
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
11.
The water is what
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
12.

The color black is seen when all of the colors of light are absorbed.

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

What is the correct order of the colors of the spectrum from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength?

a)

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet

b)

red, orange, yellow, blue, green, violet

c)

orange, yellow, red, blue, violet, green

d)

red, orange, yellow, green, violet, blue

14.

Although light waves are very small, human eyes can still see the different ----

a)

rays

b)

gases

c)

colors

15.

A _______ is an instrument that breaks white light into the visible spectrum.

a)

spectroscope

b)

telescope

c)

kaleidoscope

d)

stethoscope

16.

What causes a shadow?

a)

turning the lights off in a room

b)

standing still with your back to the sun

c)

light travels in straight lines

d)

standing in a dark room

17.

Light can travel through a ______, but sound cannot.

a)

medium

b)

vacuum

18.
Which color travels the quickest and has the shortest wavelength?
a)
Red
b)
Violet
19.
Light bouncing off a mirror is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
20.
A prism separating white light is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
21.
Light bending as it passes through a rain drop is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
22.

Wearing glasses is an example of ...............

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

23.

A microscope lens would be an example of _______.

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

24.

This fish tank is an example of _______.

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

25.

This is an example of _____.

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

26.

Which of the following instruments does not use a lens to work?

a)

spectroscope

b)

telescope

c)

microscope

d)

stethoscope

27.
Which travels faster, light or sound?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
28.
How are light and sound ALIKE?
a)
Both travel as rays
b)
Both can vary in pitch
c)
Both depend on vibrations in air
d)
Both are forms of energy that travel as waves
29.
The lowest part of the wave is?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
rarefaction
d)
wavelength
30.
The highest point on a wave
a)
trough
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
wavelength
31.

Why does the moon appear brighter and bigger at times?

a)

What? This never happens.

b)

It's just a mirage.

c)

It is orbiting farther away from earth.

d)

It is orbiting closer to earth.