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Properties and Characteristics of Light

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does light travel?

a)

light does not travel

b)

in a straight line until it hits an object

c)

light travels slow

d)

light travels in zigzag

2.

What will happen if light waves bounced off the surface of an object?

a)

it will be absorbed

b)

it will be reflected

c)

it will be refracted

d)

it will be diffused

3.

Which objects reflect light energy?

a)

lens

b)

shiny metals and mirrors

c)

cotton

d)

wood

4.

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

a)

image

b)

reflection

c)

light

d)

waves

5.

An image can be seen in a shiny surface when light is ___________.

a)

refracted

b)

reflected

c)

absorbed

d)

diffused

6.

___________ pass through certain materials like different kinds of lenses.

a)

sound waves

b)

heat

c)

conductor

d)

light waves

7.

Refraction is the ___________ of light as it travels from one type of material to another.

a)

absorbing

b)

scattering

c)

bending

d)

diffusing

8.

The pencil looked __________ when submerged in a glass of water.

a)

the same

b)

bent/broken

c)

smaller

d)

bigger

9.

A lens _________ light.

a)

absorbs

b)

reflects

c)

blocks

d)

refracts

10.

The light travels _________ in the water and the glass than in the air.

a)

faster

b)

slower

c)

denser

d)

quicker