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light

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is being blocked when a shadow is formed?
a)
Light Source
b)
Light Path
c)
Object
d)
Eye
2.
The three primary colors of light are
a)
Red, Blue, Yellow
b)
Pink, Green, Blue
c)
Violet, Green, Red
d)
Blue, Green, Red
3.
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
4.
How does light travel
a)
It curves around corners
b)
Really slow
c)
In a straight line
d)
In circles
5.
Which color reflects the least light?
a)
Black
b)
White 
c)
Blue
d)
Red
6.
Sunlight is
a)
not light at all
b)
red light
c)
yellow light
d)
white light
7.
Which of the following is the best reflector of light?
a)
Lens
b)
Microscope
c)
Mirror
d)
Prism
8.
Light enters this part of the eye first.
a)
Retina
b)
Cornea
c)
Lens
d)
Cones
9.
Humans can see colors because of these photo receptor cells in the Retina called 
a)
rods
b)
optic cells
c)
cones
d)
sclera
10.
Objects that reflect ALL colors will appear _____?
a)
Black
b)
White
c)
Gray
d)
Multi-colored
11.
Objects that ABSORB all colors of light will appear _______.
a)
white
b)
black
c)
multi-colored
d)
gray
12.
If you are using a green color filter, what color will you only see?
a)
blue
b)
green
c)
white
d)
red
13.
If you are using a red color filter, blue objects will appear what color?
a)
purple
b)
blue
c)
red
d)
black
14.
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.
15.
Which of the following would not reflect light?
a)
Mirror
b)
Water
c)
Glasses
d)
Brick Wall
16.
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
17.
Which term describes when light bounces off of a smooth surface?  
a)
Refraction
b)
Transmission
c)
Absorption
d)
Reflection