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Light Waves Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible to the human eye (check all that apply)?

a)

radio waves

b)

microwaves

c)

infrared radiation

d)

visible light

e)

ultraviolet light

2.

Which type of waves below have the MOST energy?

a)

radio waves

b)

infrared waves

c)

visible light

d)

ultraviolet light waves

e)

x-ray

3.

Which wave below has the lowest frequency?

a)

Microwaves

b)

Visible Light Waves

c)

Ultraviolet Light Waves

d)

X -Rays

4.

In order for us to see an object, light has to be (a)   from the object.

5.

Light is produced from

a)

sound waves

b)

the movement of excited electrons/atoms

c)

movement of gases

d)

vibration of solid particles

6.

Heating something to make light

a)

incandescence

b)

fluorescence

c)

sound

d)

infrared

7.

All colors together make what color?

a)

black

b)

red

c)

yellow

d)

white

8.

The color has the shortest wavelength and the highest energy

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

violet

9.

Which travels faster?

a)

sound

b)

light

10.

Speed of Light

a)

3.0 x 108 m/s

b)

340 m/s

c)

3.0 x 103 m/s

d)

3.4 x 104 m/s

11.

nanometers are _____ millimeters

a)

longer than

b)

smaller than

c)

equal to

12.

Part of the eyeball that allows light to enter

a)

iris

b)

photoreceptors

c)

pupil

d)

optic nerve

13.

optical device that reflects light

a)

lenses

b)

mirrors

c)

prisms

14.

optical device that bends light

a)

lenses

b)

mirrors

c)

prisms

15.

When a mirror is dirty or uneven, it produces a foggy reflection called

a)

specular

b)

diffuse

c)

difrracted

d)

refracted

16.

When light is reflected by a mirror, the angle of the light hitting the mirror is _________ the angle of the light bouncing off the mirror.

a)

greater than

b)

lesser than

c)

equal to

17.

The bending of light as it passes through a material

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

18.

The reference of how much a material will bend light passing through.

a)

index of flexibility

b)

index of refraction

c)

index of reflection

d)

index of revampment

19.

A lens that bends light and focuses it to one point.

a)

flat mirror

b)

convex lens

c)

concave lens

d)

parallel lens

20.

Another name for bringing things together

a)

diverging

b)

conflag

c)

converging

d)

conflicting