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Light and Color Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct order of the visible light spectrum starting with the longer wavelength?

a)

Red, yellow, orange, blue, violet, indigo

b)

Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

c)

Green, yellow, blue, indigo, red, orange

d)

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

2.

A cut piece of clear glass or plastic in the form of a triangle or other geometric shape.

a)

Person

b)

Prison

c)

Prism

d)

Preacher

3.

The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another.

a)

Reaction

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Repost

4.

A substance through which light travels.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Opaque

c)

Frequency

d)

Medium

5.

After shining green light from a LASER in the simulator, what objects would reflect green light?

a)

A plant

b)

glass

c)

aluminum foil

d)

algae

6.

After shining green light from a LASER in the simulator, what two objects would transmit green light?

a)

A plant

b)

glass

c)

aluminum foil

d)

genetic material

7.

What happens when light hits an object?

a)

Some of the light jumps in different directions
(bounces)

b)

Some of the light gets absorbed by the object.

c)

Some of the light bounces back to your eye

d)

ALL of them.

8.

If you are using a green color filter, what color will you only see?

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

white

d)

red

9.

Which of these provides the best explanation for why the pencil appears broken?

a)

The pencil absorbs the light rays that hit it.

b)

Water reflects light rays away from the pencil.

c)

Light rays are bent by the water in the glass.

d)

The surface of the water reflects the light rays.

10.

Which object refracted the laser beam?

a)

Silver locket

b)

Picture frame

c)

Glass marble

d)

Notebook

11.

Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?

a)

ultraviolet rays

b)

x-rays

c)

gamma rays

12.

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?

a)

only a small portion

b)

a very l;arge portion

c)

about half

13.

When light strikes an object with a rough surface, photons bounce off at random angles.

a)

Occer

b)

Scope

c)

Scattering

d)

Scattegories

14.

Allows little to no light through.

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opal

d)

Opaque

15.

The term for any wave that hits a surface and bounces off

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Refraction

d)

Reflection

16.

Blurs light as it passes through

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

d)

Refraction

17.

Transfer of energy when a wave disappears into a surface

a)

Transparent

b)

Refraction

c)

Reflection

d)

Absorption

18.

Allows most light through

a)

eflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Translucent

d)

Transparent

19.

Light travels on straight lines.

a)

Light Bulb

b)

Sunshine

c)

Light Rays

d)

Frequency

20.

When scientists talk about white light, they areMOST likely referring to light that is

a)

a combination of all of the colors in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

b)

the unabsorbed refracted light produced by a black light.

c)

the narrow band corresponding to white light in the electromagnetic spectrum.

d)

a combination of all the types of electromagnetic radiation.

21.

Which of these colors of visible light has the shortest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

green

c)

violet

d)

yellow

22.

What is the primary reason the sky appears blue during the day?

a)

A) The scattering of blue light by the atmosphere

b)

B) The absorption of blue light by the ocean

c)

C) The reflection of blue light from the sun

d)

D) The emission of blue light by the atmosphere

23.

Which of the following colors of light has the highest energy?

a)

A) Red

b)

B) Green

c)

C) Blue

d)

D) Violet

24.

In an experiment, a prism is used to split white light into its component colors. What is this process called?

a)

A) Reflection

b)

B) Refraction

c)

C) Dispersion

d)

D) Diffraction

25.

What happens to the speed of light as it passes from air into water?

a)

A) It increases

b)

B) It decreases

c)

C) It remains the same

d)

D) It becomes zero