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Y1 Assessment

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes how light travels?

a)

In circles

b)

In waves

c)

In straight lines

d)

In zigzags

2.

What happens when light hits a mirror?

a)

It passes through the mirror

b)

It gets absorbed

c)

It bends

d)

It reflects

3.

What is the name of the part of the eye that focuses light?

a)

Retina

b)

Lens

c)

Cornea

d)

Iris

4.

Refraction occurs when light:

a)

Travels in straight lines

b)

Changes direction as it passes from one material to another

c)

Reflects off a surface

d)

Forms a shadow

5.

What causes a rainbow to form?

a)

Light passing through a prism

b)

Light reflecting off a surface

c)

Light reflecting through water droplets

d)

Shadows blocking light

6.

Which of the following materials will let light pass through completely?

a)

Metal

b)

Glass

c)

Wood

d)

Brick

7.

What is the main reason we can see our reflection in water?

a)

Water absorbs light

b)

Water refracts light

c)

Water reflects light

8.

Which part of the eye is responsible for detecting light and sending signals to the brain?

a)

Retina

b)

Iris

c)

Lens

d)

Cornea

9.

Shadows form when light is (a)   by an object.

10.

A rainbow is an example of light being (a)   .

11.

The bending of light as it moves from air to water is called (a)   .

12.

We see things because light reflects off (a)   and enters our eyes.

13.
Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.
a)
reflect
b)
bend
c)
absorb
d)
twist
14.
What is a prism?
a)
a transparent object that separates white light
b)
an opaque object that appears black
c)
a translucent object
15.
Why do we see objects as white?
a)
They absorb all light
b)
They reflect all light
c)
They absorb some light and reflect some light
16.
Which explains why the fork looks different under water?
a)
light can't pass through the glass
b)
the wavelength of light lengthens
c)
the amount of light increases when going through water
d)
light is refracted at an angle
17.
Another name for light bending is ....
a)
Reflaction
b)
Absorbing
c)
Refraction
d)
mirror
18.
If you are wearing a yellow shirt, what is true of the light that strikes it?
a)
Yellow is absorbed; everything else is reflected
b)
Yellow is reflected; everything else is absorbed
c)
All colors are reflected
d)
All colors are absorbed
19.
If you are wearing a black sweatshirt, what happens to most of the light that strikes the sweatshirt 
a)
It is absorbed
b)
It is reflected
c)
It is transmitted
20.
When a ray of light moves from the air to water it bends due to a change in
a)
Velocity
b)
Direction
c)
Speed
21.
Reflection is
a)
Light bending
b)
Light bouncing
22.
Refraction is
a)
light bending 
b)
light bouncing
23.
When light passess through this object, it is refracted off of one wall and reflected to another, the light is refracted again and as it leaves the object, it forms a rainbow. 
What is this object?
a)
Mirror
b)
Magnifying glass
c)
Prism
d)
Window
24.
Refraction may cause your image in water to look
a)
darker
b)
lighter
c)
smooth
d)
bent
25.
What does it mean to reflect?
a)
bounce off
b)
bend
c)
refract
d)
energy
26.
Which is transparent?
a)
a wooden fence
b)
clean water
c)
aluminum foil
d)
a purple balloon
27.
What causes the pencil to look broken when placed in water?
a)
Refraction
b)
Deflect
c)
Reflection
d)
Opaque
28.
Reflection is...
a)
A. light bouncing off a surface
b)
B. the bending of light
c)
C. the absorption of light
d)
D. light breaking into colors
29.
Light travels...
a)
A. in ovals
b)
B. in circles
c)
C. in squares
d)
D. in straight lines
30.
bouncing of a polished surface by a ray of light is called 
a)
reflecton
b)
dispertion
c)
human eye
d)
excretion
31.
What occurs when an object takes in a light wave?
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
absorption
d)
transparent
32.

What is the retina?

a)

the back part of the eye where the image is formed

b)

the front part of the eye that is clear

c)

the black part that light goes through

d)

the colored part

33.

What is the cornea-lens?

a)

the back part of the eye where the image is formed

b)

the front part of the eye that is clear

c)

the black part that light goes through

d)

the colored part

34.

What is the pupil of the eye?

a)

the back part of the eye where the image is formed

b)

the front part of the eye that is clear

c)

the black part that light goes through

d)

the colored part

35.

What is the iris of the eye?

a)

the back part of the eye where the image is formed

b)

the front part of the eye that is clear

c)

the black part that light goes through

d)

the colored part of the eye

36.

The back part where the image is formed

a)

retina

b)

cornea-lens

c)

pupil

d)

iris

37.

the black part that light goes through

a)

pupil

b)

iris

c)

cornea-lens

d)

retina

38.

the colored part of the eye

a)

pupil

b)

iris

c)

cornea-lens

d)

retina

39.

the clear front part of the eye

a)

pupil

b)

iris

c)

cornea-lens

d)

retina

40.

What part of the eye does light go through?

a)

pupil

b)

retina

c)

iris

41.
What is a prism?
a)
a transparent object that separates white light
b)
an opaque object that appears black
c)
a translucent object
42.

An object that separates white light into bands of colored light is called a _______________.

a)

rainbow

b)

prism

c)

refraction

d)

opaque

43.

__________________ spreads out the reflected light rays.

a)

Convex

b)

Reflection

c)

Translucent

d)

Concave

44.

_______________ forces the reflected light rays together at a point.

a)

Concave

b)

Opaque

c)

Convex

d)

Refraction

45.

True or false. Light is a form of energy.

a)

true

b)

false

46.

True or false. Light travels in a straight line.

a)

true

b)

false

47.

Which is an example of a man made light?

a)

sun

b)

lightning

c)

flashlight

d)

firefly

48.

The most important source of light comes from _____________.

a)

man

b)

the sun

c)

eletricity

d)

batteries

49.

You can see the seven colors of the rainbow when light ____________ and _________________.

a)

stops and starts

b)

bends and reflects

c)

extinguishes and begins

d)

You can never see the seven colors of the rainbow.

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