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Grade 8 8J Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light moves in _______ waves

a)

Circular

b)

Latitudinal

c)

Longitudinal

d)

Transverse

2.

Thunder(雷) following lightning(閃電) shows that...

a)

Light travels faster than sound

b)

Sound travels faster than light

c)

Sound is a form of energy and light is not

d)

Light is a form of energy and sound is not

3.

These two kinds of glass are examples of what kinds of material?

a)

Opaque

b)

Translucent

c)

Transparent

d)

Dark

4.

When light hits an opaque material it is...

a)

absorbed

b)

diffused

c)

reflected

d)

transferred through

5.

The difference between transparent and translucent materials is that translucent materials ______ and transparent materials______.

a)

let light transfer through; do not let light transfer through

b)

scatter light; let light transfer through

c)

Do not allow light through; scatter light

d)

scatter light;

do not let light transfer through

6.

Light emits from the light bulb and an image is captured in the pinhole camera. What does the pinhole camera teach us about light?

a)

That light moves upside down

b)

That light can only move through pinholes

c)

That light can be trapped in a box

d)

That light moves in a straight line

7.

Even transparent materials reflect some light

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The light reflected by most opaque materials is scattered. It goes off in all directions.  This is called _____ reflection.

a)

opaque

b)

scatter

c)

diffuse

d)

true

9.

Light scatters (reflects at different angles) in 'diffuse reflection' because the material it reflects off of is...

a)

rough

b)

smooth

c)

transparent

d)

diffuse

10.

Which kind of material does not reflect any light?

a)

Opaque

b)

Transparent

c)

Translucent

d)

All materials reflect some light

11.

This image shows the Law of Reflection which means that the angle of incidence (the angle that the light hits the mirror) will be ______ the angle of reflection

a)

greater than

b)

the same as

c)

half of

d)

less than

12.

How does the size of an image in a (plane) mirror compare to the actual size of the object?

a)

The object is smaller in the mirror

b)

the object is the same size in the mirror

c)

The object is bigger in the mirror

13.

The image in a plane mirror is ______ distance behind the mirror as the object in front of it.

a)

a shorter distance

b)

the same distance

c)

a longer distance

14.

The image in a plane mirror ________

a)

is the same as the object

b)

has left and right reversed (swapped over)

c)

has top and bottom reversed (swapped over)

d)

has the inside and outside reversed (swapped over)

15.

______ occurs whenever light travels from one transparent substance to another and is the change in direction of light.

a)

diffusion

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

absorption

16.

Refraction does not occur If the light passes through the interface at a _____ degree angle (relative to the substance it is going through)

a)

0

b)

90

c)

180

d)

270

17.

The line where two substances meet is called the:

a)

interface

b)

intersection

c)

interaction

d)

intersubstance

18.

When light passes from one substance to another it could:

a)

Change speed

b)

change wavelength

c)

bend to/from the normal

d)

Change frequency

19.

Which number shows a normal of the glass block?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

7

d)

9

20.

A lens is _____ and ______.

a)

straight; translucent

b)

straight; transparent

c)

curved; translucent

d)

curved; transparent

21.

The _____ of the camera converts the light energy into an electrical charge

a)

aperature

b)

lens

c)

sensor

d)

shutter

22.

Part 4 controls how much light is let into the camera and is called the _____

a)

aperature

b)

lens

c)

sensor

d)

shutter

23.

The part of the eye that has the same function as the aperature of a camera is the ____

a)

cornea

b)

iris

c)

nerve

d)

retina

24.

The image received by the eye is upside down, but we see it as right side up because of our_____

a)

retina

b)

lens

c)

eye lid

d)

brain

25.

Which part is in both the camera and the eye?

a)

sensor

b)

iris

c)

lens

d)

pupil

26.

The _____ of the eye detect colour

a)

iris

b)

cones

c)

rods

d)

circles

27.

The _____ of the eye detect light

a)

iris

b)

cones

c)

rods

d)

circles

28.

These three primary colours of light are:

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

29.

Which colour of light does white light contain?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

yellow

30.

Colour Blindness is when someone cannot tell certain colours apart (ex. green and red look the same). This is a problem with the _____ in the eye

a)

cones

b)

circles

c)

rods

d)

cubes

31.

The colour of light is determined by its...

a)

size

b)

frequency

c)

angle

d)

reflection

32.

Different frequencies of light are refracted by different amounts which is why we can...

a)

Glass is transparent by wood is opaque

b)

a pinhole camera will invert(flip) and image top to bottom

c)

split up white light using a prism

d)

A mirror will invert(flip) an image lft to right

33.

Which is NOT a colour of the spectrum(rainbow)?

a)

Blue

b)

Grey

c)

Indigo

d)

Violet

34.

If an object looks red it is because it has absorbed _____ light and it has reflected ______ light

a)

red; all other coloured

b)

white; red

c)

red; green

d)

all other coloured; red

35.

An object appears black when it reflects....

a)

white light

b)

no light

c)

black light

d)

red and green light

36.

What colour would the hat appear under a red light?

a)

Black

b)

Blue

c)

Red

d)

White

37.

Sound moves in _______ waves

a)

Circular

b)

Latitudinal

c)

Longitudinal

d)

Transverse