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Light Science

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A form of energy that you can see is ______________

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

thermal

d)

nuclear

2.

Light travels in a ____________ line.

a)

wavy

b)

curved

c)

straight

d)

bent

3.

How fast does light travel through empty space (a vacuum) in miles per second?

a)

5920

b)

343

c)

18,600

d)

186,000

4.

What is a good example of an object that shows reflections?

a)

beach towel

b)

brick wall

c)

mirror

d)

camera

5.

Does refraction occur when light rays bounce or bend?

a)

bounce

b)

bend

6.

Does light travel slower in air or water?

a)

air

b)

water

7.

Light that humans can see is called the ____________ spectrum.

a)

ultraviolet

b)

infrared

c)

visible

d)

gamma ray

8.

All the colors of light mixed together produces __________ light.

a)

black

b)

brown

c)

white

d)

no

9.

A blue object appears blue because it __________ blue light.

a)

absorbs

b)

reflects

c)

refracts

d)

likes

10.

A ___________ is an object that contains a lens.

a)

clock

b)

ballpoint pen

c)

microwave

d)

microscope

11.
_________________ is the change in direction of light waves as the waves pass from the air into water.  The light appears to bend.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Defraction
d)
Mirror Image
12.
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
13.
Which of these objects use REFRACTION?
a)
Telescope
b)
Magnifying glass
c)
Microscope
d)
ALL of them
14.
The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-
a)
absorbed
b)
reflected
c)
refracted
d)
stopped
15.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
16.
Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?
a)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.
b)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.
c)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.
d)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.
17.

What happens to the light when it strikes the prism?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

18.

The image seen in the binoculars is magnified so it appears much larger than its actual size. This occurs through _________

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

19.

Objects in glasses are magnified to appear larger or size adjusted to fit the sight of the person wearing. This occurs through ___________________

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

20.
True or False: This diagram shows the correct position of the mirrors so that the light hits the target
a)
True
b)
False
21.
What do we call this tool that separates white light into the colors of the Visible Spectrum?
a)
tuning fork
b)
prism
c)
microscope
d)
graduated cylinder