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Light

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A SOURCE OF LIGHT?

a)

the moon

b)

our eyes

c)

fire

d)

a mirror

2.

3. Mrs. Smith’s class will be outside for several hours on Friday. The temperature is to be in the 90’s. What color clothing should students wear to stay cooler?

a)

black

b)

white

c)

red

d)

blue

3.

Why is light able to travel through space when sound cannot?

a)

Light is able to be reflected by objects.

b)

Light is able to travel through gas.

c)

Light is able to travel through a vacuum.

d)

Light is able to travel through translucent objects.

4.

When all of the colors of light are absorbed, we see the color _______.

a)

white

b)

green

c)

black

d)

red

5.

7. When light bounces off a mirror, it is __________.

a)

Absorbed

b)

Reflected

c)

Corrected

d)

Refracted

6.

8. Which statement best explains why you can see yourself when you look at a mirror?

a)

Light is refracted as it passes through the mirror.

b)

Light is refracted, bouncing off the mirror.

c)

Light is reflected, bouncing off the mirror.

d)

Light is reflected as it passes through the mirror.

7.

Which is a source of light?

a)

Chair

b)

Mirror

c)

Flashlight

d)

ball

8.

The moon generates light.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How does light affect the pupil?

a)

The pupil gets larger as light decreases.

b)

The pupil gets larger as light increases.

c)

The pupil’s color depends on the amount of light.

d)

The pupil isn’t affected by light.

10.

Where does light come from?

a)

The fish

b)

The clouds

c)

A coral reef

d)

The sun

11.

What is the source of the light from the moon?

a)

The light is sunlight reflecting off the moon.

b)

The light comes from glowing rocks.

c)

The light is from Earth reflecting off the moon.

d)

The light is from the ice on the moon.

12.

What provides Earth with heat and light?

a)

The Sun

b)

The planets

c)

The Moon

d)

The atmosphere

13.

Plants depend on the sun’s light energy to ____________.

a)

Make carbon dioxide

b)

Perform photosynthesis (make their own food)

c)

Produce a spectrum

d)

Make water

14.

What does the pupil do in bright light?

a)

The pupil bends the light.

b)

The pupil becomes smaller.

c)

The pupil reflects the light.

d)

The pupil changes color.

15.

In which form is energy from the light of the Sun?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Sound

c)

Chemical

d)

Radiant

16.

How many colors is white light from the sun made of?

a)

Three

b)

Twelve

c)

Seven

d)

Five

17.

A lemon appears yellow when light is shone on it because the lemon _________ yellow light.

a)

Bends

b)

Refracts

c)

Absorbs

d)

reflects

18.

How is light energy transmitted? Light energy is transmitted as _________.

a)

Cells

b)

Waves

c)

Circles

d)

wires

19.
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.
20.
What are the primary colors of the pigment?
a)
cyan, yellow and magenta
b)
Red, green and blue
c)
black and white
21.
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
22.
_______ is an imaginary line that divides a mirror into half.
a)
focal point
b)
equator
c)
optical axis
d)
incident angle
23.
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
24.
Why do we see objects as white?
a)
They absorb all light
b)
They reflect all light
c)
They absorb some light and reflect some light
25.
Opaque means...
a)
No light passes through it
b)
All light passes through it
c)
Some light passes through it
26.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
27.

The primary colors of light are

a)

red, orange, green

b)

magenta, cyan, yellow

c)

red, blue, green

d)

blue, indigo, violet

28.

________________ materials allow light to pass through, but scatters it as well.

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

29.
When a rainbow is formed outside naturally, what causes the light to refract?
a)
A. Small raindrops
b)
B. Sunlight rays
c)
C. Tiny mirrors
d)
D. Glass prisms
30.
Which term means to bounce off the surface of something?
a)
Refract
b)
Absorb
c)
Reflect
d)
prism
31.
Allows most light through
a)
eflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Translucent
d)
Transparent
32.
Transfer of energy when a wave disappears into a surface
a)
Transparent
b)
Refraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Absorption
33.
White light is made up of _________________ colors.
a)
10
b)
3
c)
7
d)
70
34.
Which color absorbs all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
35.
Which color reflects all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange 
d)
Green
36.
Which of these causes the colors in a rainbow to separate?
a)
sunlight passing through raindrops
b)
strong winds
c)
Earth's gravity
d)
different colors of light going at different speeds
37.
What is most likely to happen to light that hits an opaque object?
a)
All of the light passes through the object.
b)
None of the light passes through the object.
c)
Most of the light disappears.
d)
Some of the light passes through the object.
38.
What is a property of a transparent object?
a)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are scattered.
b)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are absorbed.
c)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are reflected.
d)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it pass through it.