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Light, Color, & Optics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the bending of light

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

absorption

d)

transparent

2.
A _______ breaks white light into colors.
a)
prism
b)
visible spectrum
c)
shadow
d)
lens
3.
All the colors that you can see make up the:
a)
visible spectrum
b)
light energy
c)
shadow
d)
prism
4.
White light is made up of:
a)
red, yellow, and blue
b)
no colors
c)
all colors
d)
red, green, and blue
5.
the bouncing of light
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
absorption
d)
shadow
6.
A ___ lens makes objects appear bigger.
a)
concave
b)
convex
c)
prism
d)
flat
7.
A __ lens makes objects appear smaller and further away.
a)
convex
b)
concave
c)
prism
d)
flat
8.
Why does green grass look green?
a)
It reflects all colors except green.
b)
It absorbs all colors except green.
c)
It only absorbs green.
d)
The colors mix to make green.
9.

Which word best describes how light reacts when passing from air through water?

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

reconstroction

d)

retraction

10.
Light bouncing off a mirror is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
11.
A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-
a)
always travels in a straight line
b)
bends when it passes through water
c)
makes the water in the glass evaporate
d)
reflects the pencil on the water's surface
12.
How does light travel?
a)
in a wavy path
b)
in a straight path
c)
in a zig zag path
13.
lenses
a)
reflect
b)
refract
c)
absorb
14.
What does light do when it hits a smooth, flat surface?
a)
Reflect
b)
Refract
c)
Absorb
d)

Scatter

15.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
16.

of visible light what has the longest wavelength and the shortest.

a)

Violet, red

b)

transverse, ray

c)

red, violet

d)

white light

17.

When it is raining and the Sun is shining, it makes a __________

a)

raindrop

b)

prism

c)

dew

d)

rainbow

18.
Which is transparent?
a)
a wooden fence
b)
clean water
c)
aluminum foil
d)
a purple balloon
19.

A clear piece of light or plastic through which light travels is called a _________.

a)

mirror

b)

lens

c)

tube

d)

switch

20.

The process of soaking up or taking in light without reflecting back is called _____________.

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

absorption

21.
The point where the rays meet is known as....
a)
Fire
b)
the focal point
c)
refraction
d)
Plane of the lens
22.

What type of lens do you have in your eye?

a)

Concave

b)

Prismatic

c)

Objective

d)

Convex

23.
Is a convex lens thicker or thinner in the middle?
a)
Thicker 
b)
Thinner 
24.

Which one of these is a convex lens?

a)
b)
c)

None of the above

25.

Which lens represents the path light takes through a concave lens?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Which figure represents the path light takes through a convex lens?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.
A Convex mirror is a __________ device.
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Polarizing
d)
None of the above
28.
A Concave mirror is a __________ device.
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Polarizing
d)
None of the above
29.

A concave mirror means that the reflective surface is

a)

Flat

b)

Curved inwards

c)

Curved outwards

30.
Which electromagnetic waves are used in devices such as heat lamps & TV remote controls?
a)
ultraviolet rays
b)
microwaves
c)
infrared rays