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Properties of Light Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

All of the following are sources of light except:

a)

Sun

b)

Light bulb

c)

Fire

d)

Moon

2.

Light travels through air, water, glass, and many other materials. What path does it travel to get from one place to another?

a)

Tunnel

b)

circle

c)

Straight

d)

Zigzag

3.

Translucent, Transparent, Opaque.

Which category do "Sunglasses" belong to?

a)

Translucent

b)

Transparent

c)

Opaque

d)

Reflective

4.

Which is the slowest medium for light to travel through?

a)

Gas

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

d)

Outer space

5.

What is the primary source of natural light on Earth?

a)

Moon

b)

Stars

c)

Sun

d)

Fire

6.

What happens to light when it passes through a prism?

a)

It disappears

b)

It bends

c)

It speeds up

d)

It stops

7.

What is the term for light bouncing off a surface?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Diffusion

8.

Light is actually made up of seven colors of the rainbow. Why can’t we see those colors when the sunlight is shining down on a clear day?

a)

The colors are only visible once they've bent and separated by passing through a raindrop at different speeds.

b)

The colors are only visible when the sunlight reflects off glass or ice.

c)

You can only see the colors when the sun peeks through a snow storm.

d)

You can only see the colors in certain parts of the world.

9.

Which objects let all light pass through them?

a)

Opaque objects

b)

Translucent objects

c)

Transparent objects

d)

None of the objects

10.

Dark objects absorb (more or less) light than light-colored objects.

a)

More

b)

Less

c)

The same amount

11.

Why does a stop sign appear to be red?

a)

Its paint adds red to white light

b)

Red is reflected and all other colors are absorbed

c)

The white light is stopped by the sign

d)

The stop sign produces its own light

12.

In what ways is a mirror different from a stop sign?

a)

All colors bounce (reflect) off the mirror

b)

No colors bounce off the mirror

c)

Light passes through the mirror

d)

Light is taken into the mirror

13.

What happens to light when it travels from outer space to our atmosphere (air)?

a)

Speeds up and reflects

b)

Slows down and refracts

c)

Doesn’t change

d)

Stops completely

14.

When light strikes an object that it cannot pass through it creates a

a)

Shadow

b)

Glow

c)

Picture

d)

Rainbow or light spectrum

15.

Light shines on a blue dress. The light is made up of red, yellow, green, and blue light. Which color(s) does the dress absorb and which color(s) does the dress reflect?

a)

It reflects almost all yellow and green light and absorbs only blue light.

b)

It reflects only red, yellow and green light and absorbs almost all blue light.

c)

It reflects almost all green light and absorbs almost all yellow and blue light.

d)

It reflects almost all blue light and absorbs almost all red, yellow and green light.

16.

Choose the best example that emits light.

a)

Glass

b)

a pupil of the eye

c)

sun

d)

none of the above

17.

Which of the following is a man made source of light?

a)

A book

b)

A car

c)

A torch

d)

A poster

18.

TRUE OR FALSE

There is only one source of light.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

TRUE OR FALSE

Living things can't produce their own light.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Name two light sources?

(Pick 2)

a)

Moon

b)

Light Bulb

c)

Flashlight

d)

Your Shadow

21.
a)

b)

c)

d)

22.
Things make shadows because they ______ light.
a)
BLOCK
b)
PASS
23.

In this photo, a person uses his hands to make a heart shadow on the ground. The shadow has the same shape as his hands because_________.

a)

light is refracted.

b)

light travels in a straight line.

c)

light passes through his hands.

d)

light bends as it moves through objects.

24.
Which property of light is used to stay warm?
a)
absorption
b)
reflection
c)
brightness