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ET -- properties of light

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the symbol c represent in a physics equation?

a)

speed of light in a vacuum

b)

speed of sound in a solid

c)

the intensity of light

d)

the inverse square

2.

Bends the path of light as the light passes through a boundary between different materials.

a)

reflected

b)

intensity

c)

refracted

d)

inverse

3.

What happens during a solar eclipse?

a)

the sun's shadow falls on the moon

b)

the moon's shadow falls on earth

c)

the earth's shadow falls on the moon

d)

the sun's shadow falls on the earth

4.

What happens during a lunar eclipse?

a)

the earth's shadow falls on the moon

b)

the moon's shadow falls on the earth

c)

the sun's shadow falls on the moon

d)

the sun's shadow falls on the earth

5.

The brightness of light is measured as ---

a)

inverse square

b)

area and radius

c)

intensity

d)

reflection

6.

As the distance from a light source decreases, the intensity ____.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

7.

A shadow is direct evidence of which property of light?

a)

Light travels faster than anything

b)

Light travels in a straight line

c)

Light has particle and wave behavior

d)

Light carries energy

8.

An image has a different apparent size than an object.

a)

magnification

b)

reflection

c)

transparency

d)

opaque

9.

Type of reflection that occurs on non-shiny surfaces.

a)

specular

b)

diffuse

c)

opaque

d)

inverse

10.

In a solar eclipse, what order are the objects?

a)

sun - earth - moon

b)

earth - sun - moon

c)

earth - moon - sun