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Light Waves (Centers)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The material in which a wave passes through is called____
a)
radiation
b)
particles
c)
medium
d)
space
2.

What does light carry?

a)

Wind

b)

Materials

c)

Energy

d)

Nothing

3.
Which images are opaque?
a)
A & C
b)
A,C,E, & F
c)
D, E, & F
d)
A & E
4.
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
5.

Objects that allow ALL light to pass through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

6.
The three primary colors of light are
a)
Red, Blue, Yellow
b)
Pink, Green, Blue
c)
Violet, Green, Red
d)
Blue, Green, Red
7.

Which object refracted the laser beam?

a)

Silver locket

b)

Picture frame

c)

Glass marble

d)

Notebook

8.

What color of the rainbow has the longest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

violet

9.

A concave mirror is shaped like the inner surface of a sphere. How do you think light rays will reflect off a concave mirror?

a)

Reflected rays converge toward the center line of a concave mirror.

b)

Reflected rays diverge away from the center line of a concave mirror.

c)

Reflected rays reflect straight back at the angle that they came in.

d)

Reflected rays are absorbed by a concave mirror.

10.
Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?
a)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.
b)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.
c)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.
d)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.
11.
What does refract mean?
a)
To shrink
b)
To bend
c)
To widen
d)
To enlarge
12.

Objects that allow NO light to pass through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

13.
Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material. 
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
14.

What is the name of the light transmission in the image?

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

scattering

d)

absorption

e)

refraction

15.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
16.

Why do the words look bigger on this page?

a)

the light goes straight through the magnifying glass

b)

the light is reflected off the magnifying glass

c)

the light is absorbed in the magnifying glass

d)

the light goes through the magnifying glass and bends outward

17.

The above lens is a type of ___.

a)

diverging lens

b)

converging lens

c)

divergent lens

d)

convergent lens

18.

Name the mirror that curves inwards

a)

plane mirror

b)

convex mirror

c)

concave mirror

d)

spherical mirror