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Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which way best describes how light moves?
a)
in circles
b)
slowly
c)
straight line
d)
faster through opaque objects
2.
Which material is NOT translucent?
a)
Brick
b)
Tissue paper
c)
Thin sheet of plastic
3.
What is light?
a)
A form of energy
b)
A form of sound
c)
bright stuff
d)
A form of excitement
4.
Which material is opaque?
a)
Brick
b)
Water
c)
Tissue Paper
d)
Glass
5.
Which material is transparent?
a)
Clear glass
b)
Tissue paper
c)
Shoe
d)
Wax paper
6.
What is the main source of light?
a)
Light bulbs
b)
Candles
c)
Sun
d)
Fluorescent lights
7.
Why does a straw look broken when you put it in a cup of water?
a)
It is being reflected.
b)
It is being refracted.
c)
It is broken.
d)
The colors are being separated.
8.
Which one is an example of light being reflected?
a)
Seeing yourself in a mirror
b)
Lighting a candle
9.
If you look at a yellow banana through a red filter, what color will the banana be?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
Green
10.
If you are in a dark room, which source of light will appear the brightest to you?
a)
A candle on the table in front of you
b)
Car lights outside
c)
The lights next door
d)
A flashlight shining down the hallway
11.
What is the correct order of the colors of the rainbow?
a)
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
b)
red, orange, yellow, blue, green, indigo, violet
c)
orange, yellow, red, blue, purple, indigo
d)
red, orange, yellow, green, indigo
12.
Which color absorbs ALL colors?
a)
yellow
b)
white
c)
black
d)
red
13.
What kind of surface will NOT have a clear reflection?
a)
Smooth lake
b)
Mirror
c)
Bumpy, rough surface
d)
Smooth surface
14.
Why are mirrors made of glass?
a)
It is cheap.
b)
It is smooth.
c)
It can be cut in many ways.
15.
Which one is NOT a property of light?
a)
Refraction
b)
Brightness
c)
Color
16.
What is the name of the object used to separate light?
a)
Prism
b)
flashlight
c)
water
d)
Glass
17.
What is being blocked when a shadow is formed?
a)
Light Source
b)
Light Path
c)
Object
d)
Eye
18.
The three primary colors of light are
a)
Red, Blue, Yellow
b)
Pink, Green, Blue
c)
Violet, Green, Red
d)
Blue, Green, Red
19.
Why does an apple appear red?
a)
All colors are absorbed & none are reflected
b)
All colors are absorbed except for blue, which is reflected
c)
All colors are reflected and none are absorbed
d)
All colors are absorbed except for red, which is reflected
20.
How does light travel
a)
It curves around corners
b)
Really slow
c)
In a straight line
d)
In circles
21.
Which color reflects the least light?
a)
Black
b)
White 
c)
Blue
d)
Red
22.
Sunlight is
a)
not light at all
b)
red light
c)
yellow light
d)
white light
23.
Which of the following is the best reflector of light?
a)
Lens
b)
Microscope
c)
Mirror
d)
Prism
24.
Light enters this part of the eye first.
a)
Retina
b)
Cornea
c)
Lens
d)
Cones
25.
Humans can see colors because of these photo receptor cells in the Retina called 
a)
rods
b)
optic cells
c)
cones
d)
sclera
26.
Objects that reflect ALL colors will appear _____?
a)
Black
b)
White
c)
Gray
d)
Multi-colored
27.
Objects that ABSORB all colors of light will appear _______.
a)
white
b)
black
c)
multi-colored
d)
gray
28.
If you are using a green color filter, what color will you only see?
a)
blue
b)
green
c)
white
d)
red
29.
If you are using a red color filter, blue objects will appear what color?
a)
purple
b)
blue
c)
red
d)
black
30.
Why can we sometimes see only parts of the moon?  
a)
The path of light can only reach half of the moon at a time.
b)
The path of light from Earth to the Sun is blocked.
c)
The moon is partially eaten by giant zombie rodents, but it can regrow.
d)
Our brain just wants to make things up to confuse us.
31.
Which of the following would not reflect light?
a)
Mirror
b)
Water
c)
Glasses
d)
Brick Wall
32.
What is the purpose of a model in science?
a)
To make science look cool.
b)
To explain a phenomena or process.
c)
To make a topic interesting.
d)
To explain vocabulary.
33.
What percentage of colors makes white light?
a)
100% of red, green, and blue
b)
100% of red, blue, and yellow
c)
0% of red, green, and blue
d)
50% of all colors
34.
Which term describes when light bounces off of a smooth surface?  
a)
Refraction
b)
Transmission
c)
Absorption
d)
Reflection
35.
A girl in her bedroom saw her sister break her mother's lamp in the living room.  Explain how this could be possible.
a)
The girl can see through the wall.
b)
The girl can see her sister, because light can bend.
c)
The girl can see her sister because of a reflective surface in the kitchen.
d)
Since there is light in the living room and bedroom, she is able to see.
36.
What two colors make purple?
a)
Red and White
b)
Red and Blue
c)
Red and Green
d)
Red and Black