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Light & Shadow Study Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the moon do?
a)
produces light
b)
reflects the suns light
c)
produces heat
2.
Light travels in..
a)
waves
b)
circles
c)
a straight line
3.
Which will make the darkest shadow? Light shining on a...
a)
sheet of thin tissue paper
b)
glass window  
c)
wooden chopping board  
d)
none of the above
4.

If you can see light through an object it is called...

a)

opaque

b)

plastic

c)

transparent

5.

The closer the object is to the light source, the bigger the size of shadow.

a)

True

b)

False

6.
Opaque means...
a)
No light passes through it
b)
All light passes through it
c)
Some light passes through it
7.
Light travels in a straight line
a)
True
b)
False
8.

Why do we see objects as black?

a)

They absorb all light

b)

They reflect all light

c)

They reflect red and blue light.

d)

They reflect green and blue light.

9.

Which tool can be used to separate white light into colors of the visible spectrum?

a)

prism

b)

wave

c)

lens

d)

mirror

10.
Shadow is short when sun is overhead at
a)
 noon
b)
midnight
c)
night
d)
sunset
11.
True or False: The shadows are longest in the early morning and late afternoon. 
a)
True
b)
False
12.

The star at the center of the solar system around which the Earth and other planets orbit.

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

13.

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 and the speed of light changes.

14.

______ is a lens that is used to see things far away.

a)

mirror

b)

convex lens

c)

concave lens

d)

prism

15.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
16.

When you look at your reflection in a concave mirror it will appear________________.

a)

Right side up and larger

b)

Right side up and smaller

c)

Upside down and larger

d)

Upside down and smaller

17.

When blue light is shone on an object that is red, the object will appear ______________.

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Black or grey

d)

Red

18.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
19.
Curve in
a)
Converse
b)
Convex
c)
Convection
d)
Concave
20.

A shadow is created when...

a)

an object blocks the light

b)

an object is above the light

c)

no light is present

d)

an object allows light to pass through

21.

A ____ lens is sometimes called a converging lens because it_____.

a)

convex; makes parallel light rays curve outward or diverge

b)

concave; makes parallel light rays travel at a faster speed than before they encountered the lens

c)

convex, makes parallel light rays passing through it bend inward and meet (converge) at a spot just beyond the lens known as the focal point.

d)

concave; makes parallel light rays passing through it bend inward and meet (converge) at a spot just beyond the lend known as the focal point.

22.

A convex lens is called a __________ lens because it causes the light rays that travel trough it to focus at a point.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Reflective

d)

Translucent

23.

A concave lens is called a __________ lens because it causes the light rays that travel trough it to spread out.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Translucent

d)

Opaque