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Light

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Light is a KIND of ENERGY.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
How does light travel/move?
a)
In ONE direction, VERY fast
b)
In ALL directions, VERY fast
3.
What happens when light hits an object?
a)
Some of the light jumps in different directions
(bounces)
b)
Some of the light gets absorbed by the object.
c)
Some of the light bounces back to your eye
d)
ALL of them.
4.
_______ is when light hits and object and it BOUNCES off.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
5.
Which objects REFLECT more light?
a)
Shiny objects
b)
Dull objects (not shiny)
6.
Light can pass through objects.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
7.
Through which objects does light pass MORE?
a)
Transparent objects, like glass windows
b)
Opaque objects (not transparent), like a plant
8.
Things make shadows because they ______ light.
a)
BLOCK
b)
PASS
9.

Which of these provides the best explanation for why the pencil appears broken?

a)

The pencil absorbs the light rays that hit it.

b)

Water reflects light rays away from the pencil.

c)

Light rays are bent by the water in the glass.

d)

The surface of the water reflects the light rays.

10.

Which of the following is the best example of an object absorbing light?

a)

A black sweater in the sun.

b)

A clean window in the sun.

c)

A curved mirror in the sun.

d)

A long shadow in the sun.

11.
Allows little to no light through.
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opal
d)
Opaque
12.
Light travels
a)
around corners
b)
in a straight line
13.
Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.
a)
reflect
b)
bend
c)
absorb
d)
twist
14.
A cut piece of clear glass or plastic in the form of a triangle or other geometric shape.
a)
Person
b)
Prison
c)
Prism
d)
Preacher
15.
Band of color in a rainbow, or from a light passing through a prism.
a)
Spectrum
b)
Space
c)
Prism
d)
Refraction