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Light and Color

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name

Class

Date

Which images are opaque?

A & C

A,C,E, & F

D, E, & F

A & E

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

opaque

translucent

transparent

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

transparent

translucent

opaque

An opaque object...

allows light to pass through

allows some light to pass through

allows no light to pass through

Why does an apple look red?

because it absorbs red light and reflects white light

because it absorbs red light waves and reflects the others

because it absorbs all colors of light

because it reflects red light waves and absorbs the others

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

True

False

Black absorbs all light.

True

False

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

Black Light

White Light

Ultraviolet Light

Infrared Light

This is used to separate white light into colors.

prism

reflection

sunlight

spectrum

10.

Light is a form of _________.

sound

heat

energy

color

11.

Light travels ___________.

backwards

in a straight line

in curves

at a right angle

12.

What do water droplets in a rainbow act like?

reflectors

rays of light

lasers

prisms

13.

By passing light through a prism, you can tell ____________.

that white light is made of different colors

the weight of the prism

the original source of light

that blue light is brighter than white light

14.

What color appears when all colors are absorbed?

black

red

white

violet

15.

What is the correct order of the colors of the rainbow?

Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Indigo, Violet

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

Yellow, Orange, Red, Green, Blue, Violet, Indigo

16.

Materials such as wood and metal do not let light travel through them. We cannot see them at all. They are said to be ______________.

invisible

opaque

translucent

transparent

17.

Materials that allow light to pass through them clearly are called transparent. Which of the following materials is NOT transparent?

window glass

clean air

a mirror

water

18.

How does light react in an opaque blue material?

it is refracted

all the light is absorbed

all the light is absorbed except the blue which is reflected

all the light is absorbed except the blue which is refracted

19.

Which of the following allows you to see objects that do not produce their own light?

absorption

refraction

reflection

deflection

20.

What causes the mirror image of the duck on the lake?

black light

refracted light

reflected light

absorbed light

21.

Bending of light as it passes from one material to another is known as which of the following?

absorption

reflection

refraction

mirror image

22.

Brightness of light is related to the amount of light being seen. The closer in distance to the source of light, the _________ the light appears.

dimmer

wavier

darker

brighter

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Light and Color

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

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