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Light

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What three things may happen to light that strikes an object? 
a)
The light may be reflected, transmitted or absorbed.
b)
The light may be reflected and refracted.
c)
The light may be absorbed and transmitted.
2.
The two kinds of reflection are 
a)
transparent and translucent
b)
opaque and translucent
c)
regular and diffuse
3.
______ is a copy of the object formed by reflected or refracted rays of light
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
object
d)
image
4.
A plane mirror produces a/an 
a)
a small, real image
b)
a large, real image
c)
 a small, virtual image
d)
a same sized, virtual image
5.

Which of these provides the best explanation for why the pencil appears broken?

a)

The pencil absorbs the light rays that hit it.

b)

Water reflects light rays away from the pencil.

c)

Light rays are bent by the water in the glass.

d)

The surface of the water reflects the light rays.

6.

What makes it possible to see an object when looking through a periscope?

a)

It contains mirrors that reflect the object.

b)

It magnifies small objects so they can be seen.

c)

It absorbs the light rays passing through it.

d)

It separates the light into different colors.

7.

Which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelengths?

a)

Infrared

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Visible light

d)

Radio waves

8.

Which portion has the longest wavelengths?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

The energy that is radiated to Earth by the Sun includes visible light, infrared radiation, ultraviolet radiation, and other types. These different forms of radiation are distinguished based on what property?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Speed

d)

Intensity

10.

Sunlight is a mixture of electromagnetic waves, ranging from infrared to ultraviolet. Which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation has the longest wavelengths?

a)

Infrared

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Visible light

d)

Radio waves

11.

Which portion can be detected by the human eye?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.
A lens will __________ light
a)
reflect
b)
refract
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
14.
The lowest part of the wave is?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
rarefaction
d)
wavelength
15.

The larger the amplitude, the less energy

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Compressions are...

a)

associated with transverse waves

b)

associated with longitudinal waves

c)

light waves

d)

visible light

17.

Earthquakes produce

a)

Electromagnetic waves

b)

Thermal Energy Waves

c)

Seismic Waves

d)

None of the above

18.

The number of waves that pass in a given amount of time.

a)

wavelength

b)

wave speed

c)

amplitude

d)

frequency

19.

The phenomena of refraction is occurs when light travels in medium of different ...

a)

Mass

b)

Shapes

c)

Densities

d)

Color

20.

When light travels from air to glass in direction perpendicular to the boundary it

a)

bends towards the normal

b)

Its speed increases

c)

It bends away from the normal

d)

It goes in a straight line