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Light Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light travels ________ sound.

a)

faster than

b)

slower than

c)

the same speed as

d)

always with

2.

Light travels at a speed of 300,000 ______ per ________.

a)

miles, hour

b)

kilometers, hour

c)

miles, day

d)

kilometers, second

3.
When light bounces back it is called...
a)
Reflection
b)
Transmission
c)
Refraction
d)
Absorption
4.
When light bends due to a change in speed it is...
a)
Reflected
b)
Transmitted
c)
Absorbed
d)
Refracted
5.
When ALL light passes through an object, that object is considered...
a)
translucent
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
d)
light
6.
When SOME light passes through an object, that object is considered...
a)
Transmitted
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
d)
Opaque
7.
When you can not see through an object because NO light passes through it, that object is considered...
a)
Dark
b)
Translucent
c)
Transparent
d)
Opaque
8.
What is the purpose of waves?
a)
To bring us fun in the ocean
b)
To carry matter
c)
To carry energy
d)
To move
9.
When a wave can pass through matter AND empty space, what type of wave is it?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Sound wave
c)
Electromagnetic
d)
Space wave
10.

Light travels in ____________ lines.

a)

bent

b)

curved

c)

spikey

d)

straight

11.

Reflection from a rough surface is called _______________.

a)

diffuse scattering

b)

reflection

c)

specular reflection

d)

refraction

12.

You can use a ___________ to split white light in a spectrum.

a)

prism

b)

cube

c)

cat

d)

light metre

13.

Violet has a smaller ______________ than red.

a)

filter

b)

pitch

c)

wavelength

d)

frequency

14.

This is NOT a primary colour of light.

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

green

d)

yellow

15.

This is NOT a secondary colour of light.

a)

blue

b)

yellow

c)

magenta

d)

cyan