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Year 8 Light and Space Revision Quiz (8PL)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what direction does gravity act?

a)

Toward the centre of the Earth

b)

Downwards

c)

In all directions all at once

2.

What factors affect the size of the force of gravity between two objects?

a)

How close together the objects are

b)

The mass of the objects

c)

The weight of the objects

d)

The strength of a planet's magnetic field

3.

Choose the statements you believe best describe what is happening in this diagram.

a)

The reflected ray is emitted from the Torch

b)

The observer can see the mirror because light is reflected towards their eye

c)

The incident ray is emitted from the torch

d)

This diagram shows the refraction of light

4.

What do waves transfer?

a)

Energy

b)

Light

c)

Particles (matter)

d)

Sound particles

5.

How many colours are there in white light?

a)

Seven

b)

Eight

c)

Six

d)

Nine

6.

Which shows us the order of light in a rainbow, from least-to-most refracted (bent)

a)

Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet

(Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain)

b)

Violet Indigo Blue Green Yellow Orange Red

(Violence In Buses Guarantees You Off-peak Returns)

c)

Red and yellow and pink and green
Purple and orange and blue

(Like in the song, 'Sing a Rainbow')

d)

Blue and Orange and Purple and Green and Pink and Yellow and Red

(Like in the song, 'Sing a Rainbow' but backwards, 'cause it's actually wrong)

7.

Using the image as a guide, which answer best describes why a
Leaf is green ?

a)

Leaves appear to be green because
they absorb green light and reflect others

b)

Leaves appear to be green because they transmit all colours except green

c)

Leaves appear to be green because they reflect green light and transmit all other colours

d)

Leaves appear to be green because they reflect green light and absorb other colours of light.

8.

If I wanted to warm my dinner up in the light of the sun, would I be better off:

a)

Putting it in a white box

b)

Putting it in a black box

c)

Putting it in a transparent (clear) box

d)

Putting it in a shiny silver box

9.

My only friend is a snowman - he lives in my (cold) house.

I don't want to be alone in the world again.

How can I make sure he doesn't melt?

a)

Paint my house white

b)

Paint my house black

c)

Paint my house red

d)

Paint my house blue

e)

Move into a house made of glass

10.

What is shown in the diagram above?

a)

Refraction

b)

Transmission

c)

Reflection

d)

Absorption

11.

Refraction is the change in direction of a beam of light as it passes into another substance.

Which of the following statements explain why?

a)

Light will slow down in a medium which is more optically dense

b)

Light will speed up in a medium which is more optically dense

c)

Light will slow down in a medium which is less optically dense

d)

The object will have more gravity

12.

Rainbows are cause by the refraction of white light.

Explain why (pick all that are true).

a)

White light contains all different colours

b)

Different colours have different wavelengths

c)

The wavelength affects how much light is 'bent' during refraction

d)

Refraction takes out the black light ad lets you see the colours

e)

The light rays will bounce off each other

13.

All the answers are true, but only some talk about light waves.

Select all that talk about light waves.

a)

They transmit energy

b)

They travel at 300,000,000 m/s

c)

Longitudinal waves vibrate back-and-forth

d)

Transverse waves vibrate up-and-down

e)

They can travel through space

14.

All the answers are true, but only some talk about sound waves.

Select all that talk about sound waves.

a)

They transmit energy

b)

They travel at
340 m/s

c)

Longitudinal waves vibrate back-and-forth

d)

Transverse waves vibrate up-and-down

e)

They cannot travel through space

15.

Light waves need particles (matter) to transfer energy?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Sound waves can transfer matter (particles) from the source to the receiver

a)

True

b)

False

17.

You can see some planets in the night sky,
this is because...

a)

They are luminous (give off light)

b)

They reflect light from the sun

c)

They reflect light from distant stars

d)

They are covered in glowing lava

(Like Venus, for example)

18.

When light hits a block of glass at an angle, all of the light is refracted

a)

True

b)

False

c)

It depends, some light will reflect, some will refract

19.

W = m x g

Weight (N) is equal to mass (kg) time the gravitational field strength (N/kg)

Which two statements are not true?

a)

Weight is a force

b)

Your mass will change in a stronger gravitational

c)

Mass is a force

d)

Your weight will change in a stronger gravitational

e)

Your mass does not change

20.

Summertime happens when our part of the Earth

a)

Is tilted away from the Sun

b)

Is tilted toward the Sun

c)

Travels closer to the sun than normal

d)

Is warmed by volcanoes

21.

Winter happens when our part of the Earth

a)

Is tilted away from the Sun

b)

Is tilted toward the Sun

c)

Travels closer to the sun than normal

d)

Is warmed by volcanoes

22.

In the winter...

(select all that apply)

a)

The sun is high in the sky

b)

Light hits the surface of the Earth at a low angle

c)

Days are shorter

d)

Shadows are longer

23.

Which is the correct name for when a solar cell
absorbs light energy and creates a voltage?

a)

Thermal Effect

b)

Chemical Effect

c)

Voltage Effect

d)

Electrical Effect

24.

Chemical effect is when light energy can be absorbed to power a chemical reaction

Which of these are examples of chemical effect?

a)

Solar Cells

b)

Photosynthesis in plants

c)

When I warm my acids and alkalis in the sunlight

d)

The colour changes in old-school photographic film

25.

The law of reflection states that:
The Angle of Incidence = The Angle of Refraction

Which image shows this accurately?

a)

b)