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Science Unit 5.3 Light Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are energy waves bouncing off a surface?

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

absorption

2.

What is an energy wave that bends when passing through a medium?

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

absorption

3.

What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

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

b)

red, blue, yellow

c)

green, blue, red , orange

4.

What is visible light the eye can see?

a)

forescent light

b)

infrared light

c)

electromagnetic spectrum

5.

What is a reflective surface?

a)

paper

b)

lens

c)

mirror

6.

When a pencil is placed in a cup of water...

a)

it looks straight

b)

it breaks in two

c)

it looks broken, but it isn't.

7.

Light travels in...

a)

straight lines until it hits an object and might change.

b)

curvy waves

c)

zigzag lines

8.

Light travels slower in ....

a)

air

b)

water

9.

Energy is...

a)

never moving

b)

only increasing in daylight.

c)

the ability to do work.

10.

Light bends in...

a)

air

b)

water

11.

Light is refracted when it hits a mirror.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

An image that is seen in a shiny surface is what?

a)

refracted

b)

reflected

c)

absorbed

13.

Which object would most likely reflect light?

a)

carpet

b)

paper

c)

aluminum foil

14.

Black pepper does what?

a)

absorbs

b)

reflects

c)

refracts

15.

Objects look different under water because of what?

a)

the light rays bounce off

b)

the light rays bend

c)

the light rays stop

16.

Glass usually allows light to do what?

a)

absorb into it.

b)

go through it.

c)

change the wavy lines.

17.

If light goes into an object without coming out...

a)

it is reflected.

b)

it is transmitted.

c)

it is absorbed.

18.

A model of reflection could be like what?

a)

a ball bouncing off a wall

b)

a ball being dropped in water

c)

a ball rolling on the table

19.

Light can refract and reflect in water?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the main source of light?

a)

Sun

b)

Stars

c)

Moon

21.

Why does glass sometimes reflect light?

a)

It can hold water.

b)

It is clear

c)

It is smooth and shiny.

22.

The moon only reflects light,,, and does not produce light?

a)

True

b)

False

23.

When light rays pass through an object, they are being what?

a)

reflected

b)

transmitted

c)

absorbed

24.

Refracted images sometimes look what?

a)

tiny underwater

b)

different color underwater

c)

broken underwater

25.

What is measured to determine the length of wave?

a)

height and speed of a wave.

b)

crest to crest of a wave.

c)

color of a wave.

26.

The shorter the peak of a wavelength is...

a)

the lower the frequency.

b)

the higher the frequency.

c)

the lower vibrations.

27.

The longer the peak of a wavelength is...

a)

the lower the frequency.

b)

the higher the frequency.

c)

the more vibrations felt.

28.

Our atmosphere blocks most of the dangerous rays.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What color has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Violet

c)

Blue

d)

Green

30.

A good example of diffraction would be what?

a)

Water in a swimming pool.

b)

Water in a glass of water.

c)

Water in a small lagoon.

31.

Something that allows all light to go through it would be what?

a)

Translucent

b)

Transparent

c)

opaque

32.

Materials that are frosty or cloudy allow light to pass through, but objects can not be seen clearly is what?

a)

Translucent

b)

Transparent

c)

Opaque

33.

Objects where no light can pass through is what?

a)

Translucent

b)

Transparent

c)

Opaque

34.

When light goes through an object that is neither absorbed or reflected, it is known to be what?

a)

Transported

b)

Transended

c)

Transmitted

35.

What happens when you put an object in the cup of water? What did it look like?

a)

It looked smaller

b)

It looked broken

c)

It looked a different color.

36.

True or false...white light is the presence of all colors, black is the absence of all colors.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

37.

Light travels slower in ..

a)

water

b)

air

c)

wind

38.

Light can refract and reflect water... true or false

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

39.

Our atmosphere blocks most of the dangerous rays...true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

40.

Light we see, this is used in photosynthesis in plants...

a)

visible light

b)

ultraviolet

c)

x-rays

41.

Vibrating electric and magnetic fields that move through space or a medium at the speed of light, these are what?

a)

Electromagnetic waves

b)

Rays

c)

Microwaves

42.

The color with the longest wavelength is what?

a)

Violet

b)

Blue

c)

Red

d)

Yellow

43.

All electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light, but they have different wavelengths and frequencies. The higher the frequency of a wave, the higher its energy. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Both

44.

The color red has the longest and lowest what?

a)

energy ,refraction

b)

frequency, reflection

c)

wavelength, energy

45.

These types of waves are used in treating cancer

a)

Radio Waves

b)

Infrared Waves

c)

Gamma Waves

46.

What waves do you produce as a human?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Ultraviolet waves

c)

Infrared waves

47.

These type of waves take pictures of bones and teeth

a)

Xrays

b)

Ultraviolet waves

c)

Gamma waves

48.

The color violet has the highest frequency/ and energy?

a)

True

b)

False

49.

True or false....waves can be diffused, absorbed, reflected or transmitted?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not Sure

50.

True or false.... the colors we see of the visible light part of the electromagnetic spectrum have their own wavelengths and frequency?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

This baffles my mind