WorksheetsLight Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Light bouncing off an object is called
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
light
d)
absorb
2.
a piece of glass or other transparent material cut with precise angles and plane faces, useful for analyzing and reflecting light
a)
prism
b)
magnifying glass
c)
hand lens
d)
magnet
3.
White light is a combination of all colors of light: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
a)
shadows of light
b)
light rays
c)
visible light
d)
turn on the light
4.
A form of matter that may or may not allow light to pass through it
Examples
Liquid (water)
Gas (air)
Solid (glass)
a)
mixture
b)
state of matter
c)
electromagnetic spectrum
d)
medium
5.
When light hits an object that is transparent or translucent and the light travels through it
a)
absorb
b)
transmit
c)
reflect
d)
refract
6.
This is formed when an opaque object is placed in the path of light rays.
a)
shadow
b)
reflect
c)
bending
d)
medium
7.
The bending of light is called
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
light
d)
absorb
8.
What we see that is reflected back into our eyes, while the others are absorbed
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
mirrors
d)
colors
9.
When light does not reflect or refract it is taken in by the object is called
a)
absorbtion
b)
transparent
c)
translucent
d)
reflection
10.
A form of ENERGY that travels in straight lines is called
a)
heat energy
b)
electricity
c)
light energy
d)
renewable energy
11.
The complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency is called
a)
light
b)
ROYGBIV
c)
electromagnetic spectrum
d)
prism
12.
Materials that let some light pass through, but not all are called
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
13.
Materials that do not let any light pass through them are called
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
14.
Materials that let nearly all light pass through them are called
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
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