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Unit 1: Waves - Lesson 4 - Part 2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When light shines through a prism it creates a ________________
a)
colors
b)
ROY G. BIV
c)
spectrum
d)
electromagnetic wave
2.

In this GIF, which of the vocabulary represents what is happening in the GIF?

a)

Absorption

b)

Reflection

c)

Transmission

3.

What does the term reflection mean?

a)

When an object takes in the light

b)

When light passes through an object

c)

When Light bounces off an object

4.

Which type of light wave can cause sunburns or even skin cancer? 

a)

x-ray

b)

visible

c)

ultraviolet

5.
Which type of electromagnetic radiation produces the heat we can feel coming from the toaster?
a)
Radio waves
b)
Infrared waves
c)
X-rays
d)
Gamma rays
6.

The energy in ________ light from the sun, gets ________ by the genetic material in the skin cell. This causes the genetic material to be _________.

a)

infrared, reflected, damaged

b)

ultraviolet, absorbed, damaged

c)

ultraviolet, reflected, increased in kinetic energy

7.

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light

a)

always travels in a straight line.

b)

slows down when it passes through water.

c)

makes the water in the glass evaporate.

d)

reflects the pencil on the water's surface.

8.

When light goes from a less dense to a more dense medium,

a)

it is bent towards the normal.

b)

it always lies along the normal.

c)

it is unaffected.

d)

it is bent away from the normal.

9.
What is this called?
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
reconstroction
d)
retraction
10.
What is this image showing?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
The law of reflection
d)
Concave Mirror
11.
What is the difference between reflection and refraction? 
a)
Both involve light bending through a medium
b)
Reflection is light bouncing off a medium's surface and refraction is light bending through a medium
c)
Reflection is light bending through a medium's surface and refraction is light bouncing off a medium
d)
Refraction is light being absorbed in a medium and reflection is light being bent through a different medium
12.

Why is the spectrum of light separated into its components of color when white light is directed to a prism?

a)

Because light reflects off the prism's surface

b)

The incident white light refracts and separates into its constituent colors

c)

The white light is absorbed by the prism, separating its colors

d)

The light speeds up as it moves from air into the denser plastic material

13.

What is incident ray?

a)

the ray which forms 90 degree with surface

b)

the ray which passes through the surface

c)

the ray which strikes any surface

d)

the ray which is deflected by a smooth surface

14.

What is the reflected ray?

a)

The ray which forms 90 degree angle with the surface

b)

The ray which gets deflected from the surface

c)

The ray which passes through the surface

d)

The ray which strikes the surface

15.

The angle of incidence equal to the angle of reflection.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Shadows occur longest in ________

a)

Noon

b)

Morning

c)

Afternoon

d)

Evening

17.

Light is a ______ object

a)

Liquid

b)

Gas

c)

Solid

d)

None of These

18.

Light passes through Opaque objects

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What can we see when we look into a mirror

a)

Refraction

b)

Inverted Image

c)

Reflection

d)

Mirror

20.
How do these waves compare?
a)
all have the same wavelength
b)
all have the same frequency
c)
wave 3 has a longer wavelength than wave 4
d)
wave 2 has a higher frequency than wave 4
21.

What type of wave is a light wave?

a)

A sound wave

b)

A seismic wave

c)

A electromagnetic wave

d)

A mechanical wave

22.

Which letter is an example of reflection?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

23.

Which statement best describes visible light?

a)

The human eye can only detect visible light as white light.

b)

Visible light can only be seen with special equipment or technology.

c)

Visible light makes up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

d)

The frequency of visible light is the same as the frequency of gamma rays.

24.

Which is the correct sequence of events that allows human eyes to see

green grass?

a)

Light is produced. All light waves reflect off the grass. The human eye sees the image as green grass.

b)

Light is produced. Green light waves reflect off the grass.The human eye sees the image as green grass.

c)

Light is produced. All light waves are absorbed into the grass. The human eye sees the image as green grass.

d)

Light is produced. Green light waves are absorbed into the grass. The human eye sees the image as green grass.

25.

A student looks at a mirror and then at a piece of shiny aluminum foil.

Why is the image in the mirror clearer than the one in the aluminum foil?

a)

The mirror absorbs more light than the aluminum foil.

b)

The aluminum foil produces more light than the mirror.

c)

The mirror reflects more light without scattering the light.

d)

The aluminum foil reflects more light without scattering the light.

26.

What has most likely occurred if light travels into an object without bouncing off?

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

scattering

27.

A person places a red apple under blue light. How will the person report the color of the apple?

a)

as red

b)

as blue

c)

as black

d)

as white

28.

Which best explains how the human eye perceives color?

a)

Visible light is absorbed into an object; the light is projected through the human pupil to the cones, which decipher color.

b)

Visible light is reflected off of an object; the light is projected

through the human pupil to the cones, which decipher color.

c)

Visible light is absorbed into an object; the human iris deciphers the color.

d)

Visible light is reflected off an object; the human iris deciphers the color.

29.

In order for materials to change, they need to ________ energy from light

a)

emit, or give off

b)

absorb, or take in

30.

What effect of light does this picture show?

a)

Transmit through

b)

Reflect off