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Light Waves

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.
a)
reflect
b)
bend
c)
absorb
d)
twist
2.

Light waves travel in a __________ line.

a)
jagged
b)
squiggly
c)
straight
d)
obstructive 
3.
What causes the pencil to look broken when placed in water?
a)
Refraction
b)
Deflect
c)
Reflection
d)
Opaque
4.

Which source gives the most light to the Earth?

a)

stars

b)

Sun

c)

moon

5.

How does light travel?

a)

In waves

b)

in a straight path

c)

does not move

6.

Which object would be a source of light?

a)

a ball

b)

c pencil

c)

a campfire

7.

To bend light waves.

a)

opaque

b)

refract

c)

reflect

d)

prism

8.

To bounce off a surface.

a)

prism

b)

refract

c)

reflect

d)

bounce

9.

Reflect means_________.

a)

light bounces back

b)

light goes through and bends.

c)

light goes straight through.

d)

light gets taken in.

10.

Which of the following could be used to show reflection?

a)

prism

b)

lens

c)

mirror

d)

wooden table

11.

When light hits a dark colored shirt, it is_________.

a)

absorbed

b)

reflected

c)

refracted

d)

transmitted

12.
Which describes how light travels? 
a)
 Light bends always.
b)
Light travels around objects.
c)
Light travels in a straight line.
d)
Light bounces off all objects.
13.

What is the best explanation for Mickey seeing himself in the mirror?

a)

refraction

b)

absorbed

c)

reflection

d)

flipped

14.
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)

Absorption

15.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
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.

What is the lens in your eyes' job?

a)

To send messages down the optic nerve to your brain

b)

To focus on the gray and black colors through your retina

c)

To focus light on the front of your eye so you can see things clearly

d)

To focus light on the back of your eye so you can see things clearly

18.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
c)

refracted

19.

Reflection is to bouncing as refraction is to:

a)

bending.

b)

breaking.

c)

keeping in.

d)

taking in.

20.
What causes the mirror image of the duck on the lake?
a)
black light
b)
refracted light
c)
reflected light
d)
absorbed light
21.
Bending of light as it passes from one material to another is known as which of the following?
a)
absorption
b)
reflection
c)
refraction
d)
mirror image
22.
When light bounces off a smooth surface, this is known as which of the following?
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
absorption
d)
deflection
23.

Light travels

a)

in a straight line until it strikes an object

b)

in a wavy line and continues when it hits an object

c)

in a straight line and through every object

24.
A leaf is green, what does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?
a)
no light is being absorbed
b)
green is being refracted and all the colors are being absorbed.
c)
green is being absorbed and all the other colors are reflected
d)
green is being reflected and all the other colors are being absorbed
25.

The picture shows the light reflection

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

Which property of light is utilized to create lenses in devices like telescope, eyeglasses, and cameras?

a)

Absorption

b)

Scattering

c)

Reflection

d)

Refraction

27.

What is the primary reason for the formation of rainbows?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

transmission

28.

When we put a pencil into a cup of water, the pencil become bent and can't be used anymore.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

What part of the eye is Letter A?

(a)  

30.

What part of the eyes is Letter C?

(a)  

31.

What part of the eye is Letter D?

a)

retina

b)

iris

c)

pupil

d)

lens

32.

We can see a rainbow, when

a)

the rain and the sun occur together.

b)

the sun and the snow occur together.

c)

the rain and the wind occur together.

33.

Which is true about white light?

a)

it reflects all color of light

b)

it absorbs all color of light

c)

it only reflects red, blue, and yellow light

34.

How is white light able to separate through a prism?

a)

the light is being absorbed

b)

the light is being refracted

c)

the light is being reflected

35.

We are able to see a mirrored image of the mountains on the water through...

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

36.

How does light behave when hitting this shirt?

a)

Yellow is absorbed; all other colors are reflected.

b)

Yellow is reflected; all other colors are absorbed.

c)

All colors are absorbed, but yellow is refracted.

d)

Yellow is scattered and all other colors are absorbed.

37.

The colorful part of the eye, controls light going into the pupil

a)

lens

b)

iris

c)

sclera

d)

retina

38.

Why does a banana appear to be yellow?

a)

When white light strikes a banana, all colors of light except for yellow are reflect it. Yellow light is absorbed from the banana. You see the banana yellow.

b)

The seven colors are absorbed.

c)

When white light strikes a banana, all colors of light except for yellow are absorbed. Yellow light is reflected from the banana. You see the banana as yellow.

d)

When white light strikes a banana, the yellow and all the other colors are reflected.

39.

How does your eye see color?

a)

Light hits an object & the color is reflected. Your brain interprets color.

b)

The light hits an object & is reflected. Your eye determines the color.

c)

Light hits an object & is refracted & somehow finds its way into your eye.

d)

The color is just there. Your eye decides what color objects are.

40.

Light comes from all of the following EXCEPT ______

a)

sun

b)

light bulbs

c)

our eyes

d)

lasers

41.
How does light travel?
a)
fast and straight
b)
slow and smooth
c)
fast and crooked
d)
zig zag and high
42.
What part of your eye sends the messages to and from your brain?
a)
retina
b)
optic nerve
c)
iris
d)

lens

43.

The moon is an example of....

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption