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Light

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light travels in a:

a)

wave

b)

zig zag

c)

line

d)

circle

2.

What is formed when an object blocks a beam of light?

a)

A shadow

b)

A star

c)

A cloud

d)

A rainbow

3.

A material that allows all the light to go through is called:

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

d)

See-through

4.

Translucent materials...

a)

Allow no light to go through

b)

Allow darkness to go through

c)

Allow all of the light to go through

d)

Allow some light to go through

5.

Materials that don't allow any light through are called:

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

d)

Blocks

6.

An example of a transparent object is

a)

A brick

b)

A window

c)

Wax paper

7.

An example of a translucent object is:

a)

A brick

b)

A window

c)

Wax paper

8.

An example of an opaque object is:

a)

A brick

b)

A window

c)

Wax paper

9.

When an object TRANSMITS light, it...

a)

lets the light go around it

b)

takes the light in

c)

blocks the light

d)

allows light to go through it

10.

When an object ABSORBS light, it...

a)

lets the light go around it

b)

takes the light in

c)

blocks the light

d)

allows light to go through it

11.

Which materials transmit light?

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

12.

Which materials absorb light?

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

13.

What 3 things must happen in order for us to see?

a)

There must be a source of light

b)

The light goes through an object

c)

The light bounces off an object

d)

The light hits our eye

14.

_____ is when light bounces off an object.

a)

Friction

b)

Refraction

c)

Distraction

d)

Reflection

15.

_____ is when light bends as it travels through an object.

a)

Friction

b)

Refraction

c)

Distraction

d)

Reflection

16.

All the colours in the visible light spectrum mixed together form:

a)

White light

b)

Black light

c)

Brown light

d)

Clear light

17.

The acronym we use to remember all the colours in the visible light spectrum is:

a)

ROY B GIV

b)

ROB G BIV

c)

ROY G BIV

d)

ROY G BPP

18.

Which part of the spectrum of light can humans see?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Micro waves

c)

Visible Light

d)

X rays

19.

When we see grass, which colour is being reflected back into our eye?

a)

Orange

b)

Blue

c)

Red

d)

Green

20.

What object is used to split white light into the colours of the rainbow?

a)

A prism

b)

A pyramid

c)

A triangle

d)

Glass