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Class work 2 - Light energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is being blocked when a shadow is formed?
a)
Light Source
b)
Light Path
c)
Object
d)
Eye
2.
The three primary colors of light are
a)
Red, Blue, Yellow
b)
Pink, Green, Blue
c)
Violet, Green, Red
d)
Blue, Green, Red
3.
Why does an apple appear red?
a)
All colors are absorbed & none are reflected
b)
All colors are absorbed except for blue, which is reflected
c)
All colors are reflected and none are absorbed
d)
All colors are absorbed except for red, which is reflected
4.
How does light travel
a)
It curves around corners
b)
Really slow
c)
In a straight line
d)
In circles
5.

A straw sitting in a glass of water looks broken because light travels more slowly through the water than air. This is an example of ____________.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorbing

d)

Transmitting

6.

This is an example of?

a)

fog

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

translucent

7.

What is the name of the object in the picture. Hint: it forms a rainbow

a)

lens

b)

telescope

c)

prism

d)

mirror

8.

When some light is passed through an object, we say that object is ____ .

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

d)

optical

9.

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

a)

white

b)

green

c)

black

d)

red

10.

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

a)

Cells

b)

Waves

c)

Circles

d)

wires

11.

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

a)

Bends

b)

Refracts

c)

Absorbs

d)

reflects

12.

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

a)

Three

b)

Twelve

c)

Seven

d)

Five

13.

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

a)

Mechanical

b)

Sound

c)

Chemical

d)

Radiant

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.

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.

16.

The moon generates light.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

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.

18.

Why do you feel warm when you stand in the sunlight?

a)

You are warmed by the sunlight that reflects off your clothes.

b)

The sunlight refracts through your body, warming it up.

c)

The sunlight is transmitted through your body, warming it up.

d)

Your clothes absorb some of the sunlight and convert it to heat.

19.
A microscope makes objects under it appear bigger because the lens...
a)
bends the light passing through it.
b)
increases the strength of the light.
c)
decreases the light passing through it.
d)
changes the color of the light passing through it.
20.

What causes the refraction of a wave?

a)

the density of the medium can change the speed

b)

the amount of the medium changes the direction