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8J Light and colours

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A cut piece of clear glass or plastic in the form of a triangle or other geometric shape.
a)
Person
b)
Prison
c)
Prism
d)
Preacher
2.
Band of color in a rainbow, or from a light passing through a prism.
a)
Spectrum
b)
Space
c)
Prism
d)
Refraction
3.
What colors are in the rainbow?
a)
Red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigo,purple
b)
Red,orange,yellow,green,blue,purple
c)
red,orange,orange,yellow,blue,purple
d)
red,orange,yellow,green,blue,blue,purple
4.

Why does this apple look red?

a)

The apple reflects red light and absorbs all other colors

b)

The apple absorbs red light and reflects all other colors

c)

The apple reflects all the light shinning on it

d)

The apple is red because we see that color.

5.
We see colors of objects because they...
a)

Absorb and reflect light

b)

Transmit and reflect light

c)

Refract and reflect light

d)

Absorb and refract light

6.

How does light behave when hitting this shirt?

a)

Yellow is absorbed; all other colors are reflected.

b)

Yellow is reflected; all other colors are absorbed.

c)

All colors are absorbed, but yellow is refracted.

d)

Yellow is scattered and all other colors are absorbed.

7.

How will this orange appear when looking at it through a blue filter? (Assume the orange color and the filter color are pure.)

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Black

d)

Orange

8.

Which color(s) will be transmitted by this filter?

a)

No colors are transmitted.

b)

All colors but green

c)

Only green

9.

Which color will transmit through the filter?

a)

Red only

b)

Blue and Violet

c)

Green

d)

All colors

10.

Which colors make up white light?

a)

Red, Orange, and Yellow

b)

All 7 visible light colors

c)

Reds and Violets

11.

If an object appears black when looking through a green filter, what color could the object possibly be?

a)

Green

b)

White

c)

red

12.

How does your eye interpret the light striking this object?

a)

Orange is absorbed and all other colors are reflected.

b)

Orange is reflected and all other colors are absorbed.

c)

All colors are absorbed.

d)

All colors re reflected.

13.

A material that reflects or absorbs any light that strikes is called what?

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

d)

concave

14.

Frosted glass and wax paper are examples of which type of material?

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

d)

clear

15.

How would a tomato look under blue light?

a)

The tomato would seem to disappear

b)

The tomato would still appear red

c)

The tomato would appear black

d)

The tomato would appear white

16.

what is the correct order of the visible light spectrum?

a)

red, yellow, green, orange, blue, violet and indigo

b)

indigo, blue, violet, orange, yellow, green and red

c)

violet, blue, indigo, green, yellow, orange and red

d)

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet

17.
What are the three primary colors of light?
a)
Red, Green, Blue
b)
Green, Yellow, Blue
c)
Cyan, Magenta Yellow
d)
Cyan, Magenta, Black
18.
What are the three secondary colors of light?
a)
Red, Green, Blue
b)
Green, Yellow, Blue
c)
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
d)
Magenta, Yellow, Black
19.

What will you get if you mix...

a)

White

b)

Cyan

c)

Magenta

d)

Yellow

e)

Black

20.

What will you get if you mix...

a)

White

b)

Cyan

c)

Magenta

d)

Yellow

e)

Black

21.

What will you get if you mix...

a)

White

b)

Cyan

c)

Magenta

d)

Yellow

e)

Black

22.

What will you get if you mix...cyan and Yellow

a)

White

b)

Blue

c)

Magenta

d)

Red

e)

Black

23.

How do color filters affect white light?

a)

Color filters allow all colors through, except for the color of the filter.

b)

Color filters only allow one wavelength of light through - the wavelength of the color filter.

c)

Color filters remove white light frequencies from the light.

d)

Color filters only affect colored light.

24.

What color would the brain perceive white light to be thorough a BLUE color filter?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Red

d)

Yellow

25.

What three colors of light are used to simulate all other colors of light on the visible spectrum?

a)

Red, Green, Blue

b)

Magenta, Yellow, Cyan

c)

White & Black

d)

None of these

26.

A BLUE colored LIGHT is shone through a RED COLOR FILTER. What color will your brain perceive?

a)

Black

b)

Brown

c)

Blue

d)

Red