Free Printable Light Reflection, Refraction, and Shift Practice

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Light Reflection, Refraction, and Shift Practice

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name

Class

Date

What type of wavelengths do ultraviolet rays have?

Short

Long

Alternating short and long

None

What happens when light hits a shiny or smooth surface?

It disappears.

It is refracted.

It is absorbed.

It is reflected.

What is it called when light bends as it moves from one substance to another?

Absorption

Reflection

Refraction

Incidence

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

light is reflected

light is absorbed

light is turned

light is refracted

According to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirror

continues moving through the mirror in the same direction

moves into the mirror at a slightly different angle

bounces off the mirror toward the direction it came from

bounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.

What color has the shortest wavelength and highest frequency?

Violet

Orange

Red

Blue

Find the frequency of an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength 2.75 × 10^–8 m.

1.10 Hz

1.09 × 10¹⁶ Hz

9.17 × 10¹⁵ Hz

9.17 × 10¹⁶ Hz

Which of the following electromagnetic waves travels the fastest?

gamma rays

radio waves

ultraviolet waves

they all travel the same speed

If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the blue side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...

Moving towards the Earth

Moving away from the Earth

This is a trick question that cannot be answered

It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.

10.

The vast majority of galaxies in our universe are moving away from us. We know this because we observe __________ in the galaxies absorption spectra.

Redshift

Blueshift

Turbulance

Superposition

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Light Reflection, Refraction, and Shift Practice

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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