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WorksheetsLight and Waves
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The light we can see.
a)
visible
b)
gamma
c)
ultraviolet
2.
What is reflection in simple terms?
a)
Soaks up light
b)
Passes through
c)
light bounces off
3.
Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material.
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
4.
Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
5.
Light travels in a straight line
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Objects that allow NO light to pass through
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
7.
Materials generally become warmer when light is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
refracted
c)
absorbed
d)
transmitted
8.
The color that you see in an object is the color it is __.
a)
reflecting
b)
absorbing
9.
Ray B represents __.
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
10.
Ray C represents __.
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
11.
Light __ travel through a vacuum.
a)
can
b)
cannot
12.
Sound reflecting off a surface produces a(n)
a)
wave.
b)
echo.
c)
transverse.
d)
reflection.
13.
Something that emits light is known as a(n) _____ _____.
a)
light source
b)
flashlight
c)
light saber
d)
reflect
14.
A narrow beam of light that travels in a straight line.
a)
lightning
b)
flood light
c)
light ray
d)
light weight
15.
If you see an object as orange,
a)
it is absorbing orange light and reflecting all other colors.
b)
it is reflecting all colors.
c)
it is absorbing all colors.
d)
it is reflecting orange light and absorbing all other colors.
16.
If you cannot see through an object, in other words, light does not pass through it, it is
a)
transparent.
b)
translucent.
c)
opaque.
d)
solid.
17.
This type of material allows most light to pass through but forms a blurry image, like looking through a fogged up window.
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
d)
echo
18.
A sound wave can travel through a vacuum or empty space.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
A sound wave requires a medium, or material to travel through.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Glasses and contacts contain ______ which bend light to hit your retina correctly.
a)
lenses
b)
glass
c)
polish
d)
coatings
21.
The distance from one point on a wave to that same point on the next wave is known as
a)
amplitude.
b)
frequency.
c)
wavelength.
d)
reflection.
22.
Wave frequency is measured in the unit of
a)
hertz.
b)
pings.
c)
clicks.
d)
tones.
23.
A wave transfers
a)
energy
b)
water
c)
paricles
d)
air
24.
Which color of light is produced when all of the colors of visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum are combined?
a)
gray
b)
white
c)
black
25.
The electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies are
a)
radio waves.
b)
infrared rays.
c)
X-rays.
d)
gammy rays.
26.
Which of the following statements BEST describes visible light?
a)
Light is an electromagnetic wave of a single frequency that makes up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
b)
Light is an electromagnetic wave of a single frequency that makes up most of the electromagnetic spectrum.
c)
Light includes a range of electromagnetic waves that make up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
d)
Light includes a range of electromagnetic waves that make up most of the electromagnetic spectrum.
27.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
28.
Which wave has the largest frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same frequency)
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