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TCI L-12 Wave model of light

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A model of light that explains why light carries energy, reflect, refracts, and can be absorbed or transmitted similarly to a mechanical wave

a)

Light ray

b)

Light wave

c)

Lens

d)

Dark wave

2.

A straight arrow that represents the direction a light wave travels

a)

Dark wave

b)

Light wave

c)

Lens

d)

Light ray

3.

A curved transparent object that bends light in specific ways

a)

Dark wave

b)

Light ray

c)

Lens

d)

Light wave

4.

How long have Humans been discovering the Nature Of Light?

a)

Over hundreds of years

b)

89

c)

100

d)

29

5.

White light was made up of many colors of light. Sir Isaac Newton thought a particle model of light best explained his observations. What experiment did he use to find this?

a)

The prisms (Two)

b)

Sound Experiment

c)

Microscope Experiment

d)

Staring at the sun

6.

What Dutch scientist supported the wave model of light?

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

Unknown

c)

Christiaan Huygens

d)

Hendrik Lorentz

7.

What type of particles carry energy from the sun far across the universe

a)

Electric Particles

b)

Matter particles

c)

Computer Particles

d)

Light particles

8.

Which waves travel away from their source in straight lines? PICK 2!

a)

Dark wave

b)

Light wave

c)

Mechanical wave

d)

Air wave

9.

Which can happen when light strikes an object? Light can be _____.

a)

Transmitted

b)

Reflected

c)

Absorbed

d)

All of the above

10.

What determines how much light is reflected, absorbed, or transmitted

a)

Properties of an object

b)

Particles

c)

Air

11.

True or False:

Materials that transmit light are not always colorless

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False:

Some materials transmit some light through even though you cannot see objects on the other side

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What model best explains the fact that water likes to play tricks on your eyes

a)

When you look in a miroir you see yourself

b)

When you are on a diving board and you are about to jump you can see yourself

c)

When you look through a glass of water, objects seem much bigger than they actually are

d)

When you look at someone else

14.

True or False:

Light DOESN'T refract when it passes from one medium into a new medium

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When light waves travel from air to water, they do what?

a)

Slow down and reflect

b)

Speed up and bend

c)

Slow down and bend

d)

Bend and reflect

16.

This photo proves what?

a)

Dark waves reflect

b)

light rays refract

c)

Light waves reflect

d)

Dark rays refract

17.

What is a constant for testing things?

a)

the cost

b)

Having other people test it

c)

Making sure the engineer has his pizza

d)

Using the same model

18.

What way is listed in TCI that engineers use to test how clear the image produced by their camera lenses are?

a)

They take pictures of cameras

b)

Keep a chart

c)

They use a test chart

d)

Take a picture of food