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Light Energy

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When NO light passes through an object, that object is said to be ________.

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

clear

d)

translucent

2.

A black object absorbs which color of light?

a)

black

b)

white

c)

no color

d)

every color

3.

What happens to a beam of light as it passes from air to water?

a)

moves at a faster speed

b)

it bends

c)

continues to move straight

d)

it cannot pass through water

4.

When a light beam BOUNCES off a surface it is said to be:

a)

refracted

b)

transmitted

c)

absorbed

d)

reflected

5.

Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

a)

it is reflected

b)

it is absorbed

c)

it is refracted

d)

it is transparent

6.

Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.

a)

reflect

b)

absorb

c)

bend

d)

curve

7.

Why do we see objects as white?

a)

they absorb all light

b)

they absorb some light and reflect some light

c)

they reflect all light

8.

Another name for light BENDING is ....

a)

refraction

b)

absorbing

c)

reflection

d)

transmitting

9.

___________ is a from of energy that we can see with our eyes.

a)

shadow

b)

energy

c)

light

d)

reflection

10.

Which term means to BOUNCE off the surface of something?

a)

absorb

b)

prism

c)

reflect

d)

refract

11.

The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another.

a)

refraction

b)

absorption

c)

reflection

d)

transparent

12.

What is this picture an example of?

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

transparent

d)

refraction

13.

What is this an example of?

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

none of these

14.

White light is made up of _________________ colors.

a)

10

b)

6

c)

7

d)

9

15.

What does light do when it hits an object that it cannot pass through?

a)

it creates a shadow

b)

it passes through

c)

it transmits light

d)

it is transparent

16.

Which color absorbs all light?

a)

white

b)

orange

c)

green

d)

black

17.

Which color reflects all light?

a)

white

b)

orange

c)

green

d)

black

18.

__________ materials allow light waves to pass through easily.

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

absorption

19.

An object that blocks all of the light from passing through is

a)

transparent

b)

opaque

c)

translucent

d)

clear

20.

Describes the ability to PASS THROUGH a material.

a)

transmit

b)

absorb

c)

convex lens

d)

transparent

21.

Light energy BOUNCES off of the surface of an object instead of transmitting through it.

a)

absorb

b)

transmit

c)

reflect

d)

medium

22.

When light is TAKEN INTO the object and transformed into thermal energy.

a)

transmit

b)

reflect

c)

absorb

d)

translucent

23.

When the image looks LARGER THAN the original object.

a)

absorb

b)

convex lens

c)

refract

d)

concave lens

24.

A material that allows ALL light rays to pass through

a)

tansparent

b)

absorption

c)

translucent

d)

opaque

25.

When the image looks SMALLER THAN the original object.

a)

concave lens

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

convex lens

26.

Light energy BENDS as it transmits from one medium to another.

a)

transparent

b)

reflection

c)

translucent

d)

refraction

27.

A material that energy might interact with. (air, water, glass, space)

a)

absorb

b)

reflect

c)

refract

d)

medium

28.

A material that allows SOME light rays to pass through.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

refraction

29.

A material that allows NO light to pass through.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

refraction

30.

White light can be separated into 7 colors known as...

a)

RYO G VIB

b)

ROY B GIV

c)

ROY G BIV

d)

RGO V BIY