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Light and heat energy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does light travel

a)

As a wave in a wavy line

b)

As a wave in a straight line

c)

As a beam in a wavy line

d)

As a bean in a straight line

2.

An example of an opaque object is

a)

a window

b)

fog

c)

air

d)

a tree trunk

3.

A transparent object

a)

Lets all light pass through

b)

Lets no light pass through

c)

Lets some light pass through

4.

The law of reflection states that

a)

The incidence ray is equal to the normal

b)

The incidence ray is equal to the reflected ray

c)

The incidence angle is equal to the reflected angle

d)

The incidence angle is different to the reflected angle

5.

The phenomenon of light bending is called

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Bending

d)

Retraction

6.

Light bends when travelling from one medium to another because

a)

light travels at different speeds through different mediums

b)

light is heavier in different mediums

c)

of the angle at which you are standing

d)

light is a different volume in different mediums

7.

If an object is white, what colours are being reflected?

a)

red and green

b)

blue and green

c)

no colour

d)

all colours

8.

If an object is white, what colours are being absorbed

a)

red and green

b)

blue and green

c)

no colour

d)

all colours

9.

Which colours will a purple filter allow to pass?

a)

Purple light

b)

Blue light

c)

Red light

d)

Red and blue light

10.

What colour will a red apple look under a blue filter?

a)

Red

b)

Black

c)

Blue

d)

Purple

11.

What type of heat transfer is caused by electromagnetic radiation?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Thermal energy

12.

A thermal insulator

a)

allows heat to pass easily

b)

speeds up the transfer of heat

c)

slows the transfer of heat

d)

blocks the transfer of heat

13.

The measure of heat transfer is called

a)

Temperature

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Heat energy

d)

Heat transfer

14.

Conduction is

a)

The transfer of heat by touch

b)

Molecules gaining heat from a flame

c)

A current of moving air or water

d)

The transfer of heat by direct molecular collision

15.

A good example of a thermal conductor is

a)

metal

b)

glass

c)

plastic

d)

wood