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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 ChoiceWhat shape does light travel in?WavesCirclesSquaresDiamonds
- 3. Multiple ChoiceLight is predictable because it will always travel in a _________ line.CurvyStraightBackwardsCrazy
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat does light do when it hits a smooth, flat surface?ReflectRefractAbsorbDiffuse
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat does light do when it hits an object that it cannot pass through?It creates a shadowIt passes through anyway
- 6. Multiple Choice
If light passes through two different types of mediums, it will do what?
Reflect
Refract
Absorb
Diffuse
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIf someone is wearing a black shirt in the sunshine, what will the black do to the light?Reflect itAbsorb itRefract itDiffuse it
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIf light strikes a mirror at a 50⁰ angle, what angle will it come off of the mirror?50⁰70⁰45⁰30⁰
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the pencil look broken?Light is refractingLight is reflectingLight is absorbingLight is diffusing
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich color absorbs all light?WhiteBlackOrangeGreen
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich color reflects all light?WhiteBlackOrangeGreen
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhen light shines through a prism it creates a ________________colorsROY G. BIVspectrumelectromagnetic wave
- 13. Multiple ChoiceMaterial that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other sideopaquetranslucenttransparent
- 14. Multiple ChoiceLight is a form ofenergyradiationreflection
- 15. Multiple ChoiceVisible light is ...Light bulbsunlight that we can see with our natural eyefire
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is reflection in simple terms?Soaks up lightPasses throughlight bounces off
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat does refract mean?To shrinkTo bendTo widenTo enlarge
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the speed of light in a vacuum?300,000,000 km/s300,000 km/s3,000 km/s300 km/s
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe part of the electromagnetic spectrum that human sees isultraviolet light.visible light.infrared light.x-ray.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:frequencyperiodlongitudinaltransverse wave
- 21. Multiple ChoiceAs light rays pass from one medium into another medium, the light raysare refractedare blockedform an image that is upside down and smallerform an image that is upright and larger
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe ray of light that strikes a reflecting surface is called ________.incident rayreflected raynormal raynone of the above
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe angle produced as a source of light bounces off a reflecting surface is called ______.angle of crookednessangle of reflectionangle of incidenceangle of bounce
- 24. Multiple Choice
Why can you see most objects?
A. they emit light
B. light refracts through them
C. light reflects off them
D. they absorb light
- 25. Multiple Choice
According to the laws of reflection, if i = angle of incidence and r = angle of reflection,
A. i = r
B. i > r
C. r > i
D. i is not equal to r
- 26. Multiple Choice
A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror and the angle of incidence is 250. What is the angle of reflection?
A. 00
B. 500
C. 900
D. 250
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the speed of light?
A. 3 metres per second
B. 30 metres per second
C. 300 metres per second
D. 300 000 000 metres per second
- 28. Multiple ChoiceSeeing your face in a mirror is an example ofRefractionFiber OpticsReflectionAbsorption
- 29. Multiple ChoiceIndicate the color a pure red apple would appear if illuminated by white light.redwhiteblackgreen
- 30. Multiple ChoiceIndicate the color a pure red apple would appear if illuminated by red light.redwhiteblackgreen
- 31. Multiple ChoiceIndicate the color a pure red apple would appear if illuminated by blue light.redwhiteblackgreen
- 32. Multiple Choice
When light is transmitted, it is
given off
taken in
bent
bounced
- 33. Multiple Choice
What is the correct order of colors from longest to shortest wavelength?
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
red, orange, yellow, blue, green, indigo, violet
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, indigo
red, orange, yellow, violet, green, blue, indigo
- 34. Multiple Choice
What does a transparent material do?
lets all or most of the light go through
lets some light go through
prevents all light from going through
- 35. Multiple Choice
What does a translucent material do?
lets all or most of the light go through
lets some light go through
prevents all light from going through
- 36. Multiple Choice
What does an opaque material do?
lets all or most of the light go through
lets some light go through
prevents all light from going through
- 37. Multiple Choice
When something looks yellow,
yellow light is reflected and other colors are absorbed
only yellow light makes up that object
yellow light is absorbed
- 38. Multiple Choice
The material a wave travels through is called
solid
liquid
gas
medium
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhich images are opaque?A & CA,C,E, & FD, E, & FA & E
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhen a rainbow is formed outside naturally, what causes the light to refract?A. Small raindropsB. Sunlight raysC. Tiny mirrorsD. Glass prisms
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhy do we see objects as white?They absorb all lightThey reflect all lightThey absorb some light and reflect some light
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflectionbigger thanthe same assmaller than - 43. Multiple ChoiceWhen light passes through a prism the light is bent and breaks into the visible spectrum. What color bends the most and has the shortest wavelength?RedYellowBlueViolet
- 44. Multiple ChoiceBand of color in a rainbow, or from a light passing through a prism.SpectrumSpacePrismRefraction
- 45. Multiple Choice
What might explain why light travels in a straight line?
If there is nothing to interfere with light waves, they should travel in a straight line.
Light waves will always travel in a straight line, even if they come into contact with another object.
Light waves don't travel in a straight line.
Light waves travel in a straight line because sound waves travel in a straight line.
- 46. Multiple Choice
What is it called when light bends as it moves from one substance to another?
absorption
reflection
refraction
incidence
- 47. Multiple ChoiceThe illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-absorbedstoppedreflectedrefracted - 48. Multiple ChoiceRefract or Reflect?RefractReflect
- 49. Multiple ChoiceA rainbow forms when white light separates into different colors during?AbsorptionScatteringRefractionTransmission
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these best explains why a student can see her reflection in a computer monitor when the monitor is turned off?Black objects absorb most of the light striking themThe glass allows light to be transmitted through it.Smooth, shiny objects reflect a great amount of light.Computers produce light when they are being used.
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