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Reflection, refraction, absorption

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Light travels
a)
around corners
b)
in a straight line
2.
Light bends when it is 
a)
refracted
b)
reflected
c)
absorbed
3.
Light is a form of 
a)
Matter
b)
Reflection
c)
Energy
d)
Force
4.

A straw sitting in a glass of water looks broken because light travels more slowly through the water than air. This is an example of ____________.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorbing

d)

Transmitting

5.

This is an example of?

a)

fog

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

translucent

6.

What is the name of the object in the picture. Hint: it forms a rainbow

a)

lens

b)

telescope

c)

prism

d)

mirror

7.

When light is _____________, it bounces back from a surface.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

8.

Stan can see the moon at night because the moon

a)

glows in the dark

b)

reflects light from the sun

c)

is very large

d)

makes its own light

9.

When light is _____________, it does not pass through or reflect from a material. It remains in the material as another form of energy.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

10.

What is visible light?

a)

ROYGBIV

b)

ROYBIV

c)

RAYGBOV

11.

What is happening to every color but red?

a)

reflected

b)

absorbed

c)

refracted

12.

What is happening to the red light?

a)

reflected

b)

absorbed

c)

refracted

13.
What kind of light is sunlight?
a)
White Light
b)
Infrared Light
c)
Yellow Light
d)
Red Light
14.

What is Wavelength?

a)

Different colors

b)

The distance between each wave in a color

c)

How tall the waves are

d)

How hot the waves are

15.

What color has the Longest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Purple

16.

What color has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Purple