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Light & Color

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 38mins

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Class
Date
1.

The color with the longest wavelength is...

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

2.

The sky is blue because...

a)

blue is the color most scattered or reflected by our atmosphere.

b)

red is the color most scattered or reflected by our atmosphere.

c)

blue is the color most absorbed by our atmosphere.

d)

blue is complimentary to orange.

3.

Why does an apple look red?

a)

because it absorbs red light and reflects white light

b)

because it absorbs red light waves and reflects the others

c)

because it absorbs all colors of light

d)

because it reflects red light waves and absorbs the others

4.

White light is made up of all of the colors of the rainbow

a)

True

b)

False

5.
This is used to separate white light into colors. 
a)
prism
b)
reflection
c)
sunlight
d)
spectrum
6.
What color appears when all colors are absorbed?
a)
black
b)
red
c)
white
d)
violet
7.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
8.
The distance between one peak and the next in a wave
a)
Transpartent
b)
Scattering
c)
Wavelength
d)
Waste Pro
9.

Which images are opaque?

a)

A & C

b)

A,C,E, & F

c)

D, E, & F

d)

A & E

10.

Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side.

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

11.

Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material?

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

12.

An opaque object...

a)

allows light to pass through

b)

allows some light to pass through

c)

allows no light to pass through

13.

What color of light do you get by combining red, green, and blue light?

a)

Black Light

b)

White Light

c)

Ultraviolet Light

d)

Infrared Light

14.

What color is produced when mixing cyan, yellow, and magenta inks (pigments).

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Blue

d)

Green

15.

the top of the wave is called the

a)

trough

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

frequency

16.
Light is a form of _________.
a)
sound
b)
heat
c)
energy
d)
color
17.
What do water droplets in a rainbow act like?
a)
reflectors
b)
rays of light
c)
lasers
d)
prisms
18.
Materials that allow light to pass through them clearly are called transparent. Which of the following materials is NOT transparent?
a)
window glass
b)
clean air
c)
a mirror
d)
water
19.
Bending of light as it passes from one material to another is known as which of the following?
a)
absorption
b)
reflection
c)
refraction
d)
mirror image
20.
What are the primary colors of the pigment?
a)
cyan, yellow and magenta
b)
Red, green and blue
c)
black and white
21.
The three primary colors of light are
a)
Red, Blue, Yellow
b)
Pink, Green, Blue
c)
Violet, Green, Red
d)
Blue, Green, Red
22.

Can detect lights but not the colors

a)

Rod cells

b)

Cone cells

23.

The following type of light source is

a)

Incandescence

b)

Fluorescence

c)

Electric Discharge

d)

Phosphorescence

24.

The following type of light source is

a)

Electric Discharge

b)

Bioluminescence

c)

Chemiluminescence

d)

Fluroescence

25.

Waves vibrate in only one direction in ____.

a)

diffused light

b)

polarized light

c)

fluorescent light

d)

incoherent light

26.

Light of one wavelength that travels with its crests and troughs aligned is ____.

a)

coherent light

b)

florescent light

c)

polarized light

d)

diffused light

27.

Optical fibers rely on ____ for their efficiency.

a)

opaqueness

b)

coherent light

c)

diffuse reflection

d)

total internal reflection

28.

Lasers can be a part of all the following EXCEPT ____.

a)

optical scanners

b)

CD players

c)

wall clock

d)

surgical equipment

29.

A light generated by heating a piece of metal until it glows is known as ?

a)

Coherent Light

b)

incandescent light

c)

Incoherent light

d)

Fluorescent light

30.

This type of light is generated by using phosphors to convert ultraviolet radiation to visible light.

a)

Coherent Light

b)

Incandescent Light

c)

Incoherent Light

d)

Fluorescent Light