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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the energy that comes from the sun?Electromagnetic RadiationElectromagnetic ConductionElectromagnetic ConvectionMagnelectric Radiation - 2. Multiple ChoiceBesides visible light and heat, what are some other things the Sun sends to Earth?Gravity, Friction, and SpeedMagnetism, Gravity, and FrictionX-rays, Microwaves, and Radio WavesLand, water, and ice
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat shape does light travel in?WavesCirclesSquaresDiamonds
- 4. Multiple ChoiceLight is predictable because it will always travel in a _________ line.CurvyStraightBackwardsCrazy
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the speed of light in air?140,000 miles/sec186,000 miles/sec60 miles/hour120 miles/hour
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat types of matter can light travel through?Some solids, liquids, gases and all empty space (vacuum)All solids, liquids, gases, and empty space (vacuum)Some solids, liquids, and gasesOnly empty space (vacuum)
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat does light do when it hits a smooth, flat surface?ReflectRefractAbsorbDiffuse
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat does light do when it hits an object that it cannot pass through?It creates a shadowIt passes through anyway
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIf light passes through two different types of matter, it will do what?ReflectRefractAbsorbDiffuse
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIf someone is wearing a black shirt in the sunshine, what will the black do to the light?Reflect itAbsorb itRefract itDiffuse it
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIf light strikes a mirror at a 50⁰ angle, what angle will it come off of the mirror?50⁰70⁰45⁰30⁰
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy does a spoon look bigger in the water than it does on the top?The light refracts as it moves from air to waterThe light reflects as it moves from air to waterThe light absorbs as it moves from air to waterThe light is diffused as it moves from air to water
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the pencil look broken?Light is refractingLight is reflectingLight is absorbingLight is diffusing
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is light doing off this mirror?ReflectingRefractingAbsorbingScattering
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich colors will reflect orange?Orange and BlackOrange and WhiteOrange and YellowWhite and Black
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich color absorbs all light?WhiteBlackOrangeGreen
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich color reflects all light?WhiteBlackOrangeGreen
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