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Properties of light

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

bends when it passes through water.

b)

always travels in a straight line.

c)


makes the water in the glass evaporate.

d)

reflects the pencil on the water's surface.


2.

A leaf is green because

a)

All colors are absorbed except green

b)

The light is not part of the EM


c)

The sun light shining on the leaf is green


d)

All colors are reflected except green


3.

What colors are being absorbed?

a)

green, blue, indigo, violet

b)

red, orange, yellow


4.

What is this Imagine representing?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Reflection (using water)

5.

What is this Imagine representing?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Reflection (using water)

6.

What is this Imagine representing?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Reflection (using water)

7.

What is this Imagine representing?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Reflection (using water)

8.


__________ is when a wave bounces off a surface

a)

Reflection

b)

Transmission

c)

Absorption

d)

Diffraction

9.

Which property of light allows you see the different colors in white light?

a)

Refraction

b)

Absorption

c)

Reflection

d)

ROYGBIV

10.

when light hits a surface that, instead of absorbing it, bounce the waves away from the surface is known as what?

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Diffraction

11.

The bending of light rays as they pass from one medium to another, thereby changing the path of the rays is known as?


a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Diffraction

d)

Absorption

12.

The process by which a beam of light is spread out by passing through a small hole is

a)

Refrlection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction