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6th -
7thgrade
Light, Reflection, Transmission and Absorption
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- 1. Multiple Choice
When light strikes a surface, it can...
Reflect
absorb
transmit
All of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
What happens when a light strikes a dark colored or black surface?
It refracts and turns to heat energy
It's absorbed and turns to heat energy, makes something move, or it generates electricity.
It transmits and turns to heat energy
It reflects and scatters
- 3. Multiple Choice
What happens when a light strikes a transparent surface, such as window glass or plastic wrap?
Light can pass through or be transmitted
Light will reflect and scatter
Light will be created
Light will be absorbed
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which objects on the table are "Transparent"?
(Scientific Principle #11)
Rock; Pencil
Cup; Goggles
Supply Box; Fish Bowl
None of these items are transparent.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Light that is absorbed by an object naturally turned into __________ energy.
(Scientific Principle #13)
heat
sound
electrical
mass
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat allows the least amount of light to pass through because they absorb the most light?sunglassesaireyeglassesfake glasses
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy does a darker object feel hotter than a lighter object?The darker object scatters more light.The darker object transmits more light.The darker object reflects more light.The darker object absorbs more light.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhen light is taken in by something we call itAbsorptionScatteringReflectionTransmission
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhen light passes through an object we call itReflectionAbsorptionScatteringTransmission
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWe are warmer on a sunny day than a cloudy day becauseWe transmit more lightWe reflect more lightWe scatter more lightWe absorb more light
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAn object that I can see perfectly through is:TransparentTranslucentOpaque
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAllows most light througheflectionRefractionTranslucentTransparent
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does a solar panel have to do to make electricity?
Transmit light
Absorb light
Scatter light
Reflect light
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which material transmits the most light
wood
cardboard
a clear plastic bag
jean fabric
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which material transmits the most light
cardboard
glass
felt
- 16. Multiple Choice
What happens when light hits a shiny or smooth surface?
It disappears.
It is refracted.
It is absorbed.
It is reflected.
- 17. Multiple Choice
When you look into a mirror, what is happening to the light?
It is increasing in wavelengths.
It is being refracted.
It is being absorbed.
It is being reflected.
- 18. Multiple Choice
If a black and white car were in the same parking lot next to each other, which car would be hotter?
They would be the same.
The black car would be hotter.
The white car would be hotter.
The black car would be cooler.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Light absorbs easily into dark surfaces. Which object would absorb the most light?
black t-shirt
paper
window
tree
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the best explanation for Mickey seeing himself in the mirror?
refraction
absorbed
reflection
flipped
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens when light hits a shiny object you can see?The light turns corners.The light curves around the object.The object reflects the light.The light and the object do not form a shadow.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a property of a transparent object?Almost all of the light rays that reach it are scattered.Almost all of the light rays that reach it are absorbed.Almost all of the light rays that reach it are reflected.Almost all of the light rays that reach it pass through it.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich is translucent?tissue paperairwoodclear plastic
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat is most likely to happen to light that hits an opaque object?All of the light passes through the object.None of the light passes through the object.Most of the light disappears.Some of the light passes through the object.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich is transparent?a wooden fenceclean wateraluminum foila purple balloon
- 26. Multiple ChoiceIf you wanted a gift to be a surprise, what kind of container would you put it in?transparentthickopaquetranslucent
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhen does a mirror reflect the most light from a flashlight?When the flashlight is shining directly at the mirrorWhen the flashlight is shining on the mirror at an angle
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhen light shines on paper, the amount of light reflected off of it is small because...Light is absorbed entirelyLight is scattered in all directionsThe paper is smoothThe paper is shiny
- 29. Multiple Choice
What shape or pattern did the flashlight and lux meters form with the mirror?
C shape
L shape
V shape
no shape
- 30. Multiple Choice
How does light bounce off a smooth, polished surface?
Reflects
Transmits
Scatters
Absorbs
- 31. Multiple Choice
How does light bounce off a rough, unpolished surface?
Reflects
Transmits
Scatters
Absorbs
- 32. Multiple Choice
How do we see our image in a mirror?
Light bounces off evenly and sends a pattern of the image back to our eyes.
Light bounces off in random directions and disrupts the pattern of the image.
Light scatters and sends the image to our eyes.
Light goes through the mirror and back to our eyes.
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