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Light

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light is a kind of ___________ you can see.

a)

sound wave

b)

color

c)

energy

2.

Most objects do not give off their own light.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Light waves hit an object and __________ off of it.

a)

refract

b)

reflect

4.

Light can bend around objects.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Is the following a source of natural or manmade light?: Flashlight

a)

Natural

b)

Manmade

6.

Is the following a source of natural or manmade light?: Computer screen

a)

natural

b)

manmade

7.

Is the following a source of natural or manmade light?: lightning

a)

natural

b)

manmade

8.

Is the following a source of natural or manmade light?: Stars

a)

natural

b)

manmade

9.

Is the following a source of natural or manmade light?: Fire

a)

natural

b)

manmade

10.

All light passes through a _______________ object.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

11.

Some light passes through _____________ objects.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

12.

No light passes through _____________ objects.

a)

transparent

b)

tranlucent

c)

opaque

13.

A window is ____________.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

14.

Wax paper is ______________.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

15.

A buffalo is ____________.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

16.

When light hits an opaque object, a ____________ is created.

a)

reflection

b)

shadow

c)

refraction

17.

Light waves always move in __________ lines.

a)

straight

b)

curved

c)

spiral

18.

Light waves bounce straightest off objects with a __________ surface

a)

smooth, shiny

b)

rough, dull

19.

Lenses are used to __________ light waves.

a)

straighten

b)

bend

c)

contain

20.

A lens that bulges out to make objects appear larger.

a)

concave

b)

convex

21.

A lens that curves in to make objects appear smaller and farther away.

a)

convex

b)

concave

22.

Which of the following affects the way colors look to you?

a)

color of light

b)

time of day

c)

how much light is available

d)

all of the above

23.

_________ light shows all the colors of the rainbow.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

white

24.

Prisms break __________ light into all the _______________.

a)

rainbow, colors

b)

white, colors of the rainbow

c)

black, corners of the prism

25.

In nature, which of the following acts like a prism?

a)

lava

b)

tree leaves

c)

raindrops

26.

You can see colors that are absorbed by an object.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

You can see colors that are reflected by an object.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Explain how we see color using the following terms: absorb, reflect, and light.

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