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Sci 8 Unit C 1.0 Knowledge about Light

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What instruments use lenses or mirrors to collect and focus light from distant objects?
a)
Microscopes
b)

Fibreoptics

c)
Telescopes
d)
Lasers
2.

The image shows light changing direction as it passes from one clear medium to another. This optical effect is a result of

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Transmission

d)

Absorption

3.
Refraction is when light__________.
a)
bounces off an object or material.
b)
changes speed in different media, causing bending.
c)
when light travels faster than 300,000 km/s
d)
is absorbed by a material.
4.
How does light travel from a source?
a)

In a curved line

b)

at 100 000 km/s

c)

In a straight line

5.

When all 3 primary light colors: blue, green, red are mixed which color is produced?

a)

black

b)

magenta

c)

white

d)

cyan

6.

A student uses an optical device, then decides to take it apart to learn more about how it works.

The student's observations are listed below:

  • 1. the device has two lenses

  • 2. a lens is in the eyepiece

  • 3. an objective lens collects the light

  • 4. the image is inverted

  • 5. the device consists of one long tube

a)

reflecting telescope

b)

refracting telescope

c)

microscope

d)

binoculars

7.

A student uses an optical device, then decides to take it apart to learn more about how it works.

The student's observations are listed below:

  • 1. the device has one lens

  • 2. a lens is in the eyepiece

  • 3. a mirror redirects the image to the eyepiece

  • 4. the image is inverted

  • 5. a mirror focuses the image

a)

reflecting telescope

b)

refracting telescope

c)

microscope

d)

binoculars

8.

Categorize the following theories of light as Correct or Incorrect.

Categorize the following

incoming angle of the beam equals the reflected

beam of light when hitting a mirror

our eyes give off light to iilluminate objects

white light is a mixture of all colours of light

the speed of light is 150 000 km/s

light chcnges direction when it travels from air to water

light is given off by water particles

Correct
Incorrect
9.

A student uses an optical device, then decides to take it apart to learn more about how it works.

The student's observations are listed below:

  • 1. the device has four lenses

  • 2. there are two eyepiece lenses

  • 3. there are two objective lenses that collect light

  • 4. the image is not inverted

  • 5. the device consists of two tubes with prisms

a)

reflecting telescope

b)

refracting telescope

c)

microscope

d)

binoculars

10.
Light bouncing off a mirror is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)

Transmission

d)

Absorption

11.

The scientist that incorrectly thought light rays are produced from our eyes was

a)
Archimedes
b)
Pythagoras
c)
Euclid
d)
al-Haytham
12.

Which optical device is pictured?

a)
reflection telescope
b)
refraction telescope
c)

binoculars

13.

The scientist that correctly discovered how vision works was

a)

Archimedes

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Euclid

d)

al-Haytham

14.

Light is predictable because it will always travel in a _________ line.

a)

Curved

b)

Straight

c)

Perpendicular

15.

When light passes from air through a glass of water, what will it do?

Check all that apply.

a)

Refract

b)

Change Direction

c)

Bend

16.

What do Reflecting Telescopes have?

a)

Only Lenses

b)

Curved Mirror

c)

Water

17.
What are the three primary colours of light?
a)
Red,Yellow,Blue
b)
Red,Green,Yellow
c)
Red,Green,Blue
d)
Yellow,Blue,Green
18.
Why does the pencil look broken?
a)
Light is refracting
b)
Light is reflecting
c)
Light is absorbing
d)

Light is transmitting

19.

What property of light is shown in the diagram?

a)

Reflecting

b)

Refracting

c)

Absorbing

d)

Transmitting

20.

A ______ telescope uses a mirror to collect light.

a)
reflecting
b)
refracting
21.

When light is _____________, it bounces back from a surface.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

d)

transmitted

22.

What is refraction?

a)

A type of change in direction

b)

A type of lens

c)

A type of matter

d)

A type of reflection

23.

Barry wants to see how white light can separate into different color. Which object could he hold in front of a beam of sunlight to see this happen?

a)

mirror

b)

silver spoon

c)

prism

24.

When light is _____________, it passes from one transparent material to another and changes direction.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

25.
The scientist that correctly measured the speed of light was
a)
Michelson
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Newton
d)
al-Haytham
26.

When light travels through a convex lens in a magnifying glass, it changes direction and we see a larger view of the object. This is an example of ....

Check all that apply.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

bending

27.
a)
reflection telescope
b)
refraction telescope
c)

binoculars

d)

microscope

28.

The speed of light is approximately

a)

3000 km/s

b)

300,000 km/s

c)

300 km/s

d)

30,000 km/s

29.

What type of optical device is this?

a)

Refractor telescope

b)

Reflector telescope

c)

Binoculars

d)

Microscope

30.

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world of astronomy?

a)

telescope

b)

microscope

c)

binoculars

d)

magnifying glass

31.

Which instrument uses lenses to focus on the light going through a very small object?

a)

Compound microscope

b)

Refracting Telescope

c)

Reflecting Telescope

d)

Binoculars

32.

The scientist that correctly discovered that white light was made up of all the colours of light was...

a)

Archimedes

b)

Newton

c)

Euclid

d)

al-Haytham

33.

The scientist that correctly discovered that light bounces off objects, then goes into our eyes was ...

a)

Archimedes

b)

Newton

c)

Euclid

d)

al-Haytham

34.

The scientist that tried to use reflected light as a weapon was ...

a)

Archimedes

b)

Newton

c)

Euclid

d)

Pythagoras

35.

Which of the following is made of 2 telescopes joined together?

a)

microscopes

b)

telescopes

c)

binoculars

d)

prisms

36.

The scientist that showed how light reflected in equal angles:

a)

Archimedes

b)

Newton

c)

Euclid

d)

Pythagoras

37.

The scientist that discovered the property shown in the image below.

a)

Pythagoras

b)

Newton

c)

Michelson

d)

al-Haytham

38.

This is a diagram of

a)

microscope

b)

binoculars

c)

telescope

d)

pinhole camera

39.

Is this a correct diagram of a pinhole camera?

a)

yes

b)

no

40.

Telescopes ______________ & ___________________ light.

a)

magnify & collect

b)

decrease & collect

c)

magnify & diminish

d)

reduce & disperse

41.

Light is a form of

a)

matter

b)

energy

42.

Any device that uses light to allow humans to see an image is called:

a)

a particle device

b)

an optical device

c)

a mechanical device

d)

thermal device

43.

Mixing red and blue light creates

a)

magenta light

b)

cyan light

c)

white light

d)

yellow light

44.

Mixing green and blue light creates

a)

magenta light

b)

cyan light

c)

white light

d)

yellow light

45.

This window...

a)

transmits almost all of the light, absorbs none of the light, reflects none of the light

b)

transmits some of the light, reflects some light, absorbs some light

c)

transmits none of the light, absorbs all the light, reflects none of the light

46.

This piece of glass..

a)

transmits almost all of the light, and reflects a little light

b)

transmits a little bit of the light, absorbs some of the light

c)

transmits none of the light

47.

This basketball...

a)

transmits most of the light and reflects some of the light

b)

absorbs most of the light and reflects some of the light

c)

absorbs all of the light

d)

absorbs some of the light and transmits some of the light

48.

When an image is seen through a microscope, telescope or your eye, the image is always

a)

inverted

b)

upright

49.

Why does this flower appear magenta to our eyes?

a)

Only red and blue light are absorbed into our eye

b)

Because all colours of the visible spectrum are absorbed

c)

Because that's what colour the flower is

d)

Only red and blue light are reflected into our eye

50.

At what point in the diagram is the laser light ray being reflected?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

51.

The color of the object you see is the color that is ___.

a)

reflected

b)

absorbed

52.

Which object in the diagrams refracted the laser beam?

a)

Silver locket

b)

Picture frame

c)

Glass marble

d)

Notebook

53.

When a light ray is moving from air to water, its speed will ​ (a)   , and it will ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
decrease
refract
reflect
increase
54.
What is the correct order of the colors of the rainbow?
a)
Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Indigo, Violet
b)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
c)
Yellow, Orange, Red, Green, Blue, Violet, Indigo
55.

A black-coloured, solid object absorbs almost all light.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

At what point in the diagram is the laser light ray being transmittted?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

57.

At what point in the diagram is the laser light ray being refracted?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

58.

At what point in the diagram is the laser light ray being absorbed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

59.

This diagram is showing how light travels in

a)

binoculars

b)

a microscope

c)

a telescope

d)

a pinhole camera

60.

A similarity between a microscope, binoculars and a magnifying glass, it that they all have

a)

lenses

b)

mirrors

61.

An object absorbs RYGBIV.

What colour is the object?

a)

orange

b)

blue

c)

violet

d)

red