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Light Energy

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 3hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ___________ can separate white light into all the colors of the spectrum through dispersion.

a)

glass

b)

mirror

c)

rainbow

d)

prism

2.

We see color when light is ______________ into our eyes from an object.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

dispersed

d)

leaked

3.
_____?______ materials do not allow light waves to pass through.
a)
Opaque
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
4.
_____?_____ materials allow some light to partially pass through, but not in a straight path.
a)
Opaque
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
5.
_____?_____ materials allow light waves to pass through easily.
a)
Opaque
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
6.

Which of these is not a type of lens?

a)

concave

b)

convex

c)

plane

7.

Which one of these describes a lens that causes light to come to together at a single point?

a)

concave

b)

opaque

c)

convex

d)

translucent

8.

If all light waves are reflected off an object, what color do we see?

a)

Red

b)

White

c)

Black

9.

What is light?

a)

a kind of heat

b)

a kind of color

c)

a kind of energy

d)

a kind of reflection

10.

Which of these is a source of light energy?

a)

fire

b)

eyes

c)

a mirror

d)

the moon

11.
If you are wearing a yellow shirt, what is true of the light that strikes it?
a)
Yellow is absorbed; everything else is reflected
b)
Yellow is reflected; everything else is absorbed
c)
All colors are reflected
d)
All colors are absorbed
12.
What surface best reflects light?
a)
dull
b)
shiny
c)
clear
d)
black
13.

The change in ________ of light causes it to bend

a)

speed

b)

distance

c)

length

d)

color

14.
Does the rose reflect or absorb red?
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
15.
Absorb or Reflect all colors?
a)
Absorb
b)
Reflect
16.
_____ is a lens that is thicker in the middle and makes an object appear bigger.
a)
prism
b)
convex lens
c)
concave lens
d)
mirror
17.

when light is stored inside of an object and turns into heat energy

a)

absorbtion

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

18.

Which is true about white light?

a)

it reflects all color of light

b)

it absorbs all color of light

c)

it only reflects red, blue, and yellow light

19.
A __ lens makes objects appear smaller and further away.
a)
convex
b)
concave
c)
prism
d)
flat