Quiz about Light Energy

Question 1

Light always travels in a...

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Straight line

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Curved line

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Zig Zag line

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Up and down

Question 2

When light passes through a prism it?

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Refracts

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Bounces back

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Reflects

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Absorbs

Question 3

Materials that do not let any light pass through them

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opaque

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translucent

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transparent

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reflection

Question 4

Materials that let some light rays pass through but scatter some of the other rays

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translucent

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transparent

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opaque

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wood

Question 5

The taking in of light energy by an object

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absorption

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compression

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reflection

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refraction

Question 6

When light can easily pass through an object, we say that that object is ___ .

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transparent

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translucent

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opaque

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transported

Question 7

Which object would most likely reflect light?

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aluminum foil

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carpet

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paper

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plastic bag

Question 8

Objects look different under water because

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the light rays bend

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the light rays bounce off

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the light rays stop

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the light rays travel straight

Question 9

Glass usually allows light to

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pass through it

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absorb into it

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change into wavy lines

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be blocked

Question 10

The main source of light is

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the sun

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the moon

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the stars

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Jupiter

Question 11

All of the following are sources of light except...

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the moon

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the sun

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a light bulb

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fire

Question 12

When light is reflected it...

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bounces back.

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slows down.

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bends in many directions.

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stops.

Question 13

Light is a form of

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Energy

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Matter

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Reflection

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Force

Question 14

What object can change electrical energy into light energy?

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A lamp

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A candle

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A fire

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A radio

Question 15

A student place a ruler into a glass of water and observes that the ruler looks broken. What is occuring?

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Light is refracted as it enter the water, making the ruler look broken.

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The force of the water has broken the ruler.

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The ruler is broken before it is put in the water.

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Water in the cup reflects light around the ruler in a different direction than the air.

Question 16

which of these can the human eye see?

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light

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radio waves

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infrared waves

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ultraviolet

Question 17

which of these causes sunburns

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ultraviolet

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radio waves

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infrared waves

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light

Question 18

which of these cooks food?

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microwaves

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infrared waves

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ultraviolet

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light

Question 19

The order of the colors are: red, orange, yellow, green, ____, ____, and ____.

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blue, indigo, and violet

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blue, indigo, and purple

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purple, indigo, and violet

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indigo, blue, and violet

Question 20

This square appears blue because:

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only the color blue is reflected and the rest of the colors are absorbed

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only the color blue is absorbed and the rest of the colors are reflected

Question 21

What can be used to split white light into other colors?

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a prism

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a rock

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a rainbow

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a mirror

Question 22

If white light means having all the colors, what color do you see if everything is absorbed and nothing is reflected (hint - what do you see if there are no colors)?

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black

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yellow

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blue

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red

Question 23

Why do we see objects as white?

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They reflect all light

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They absorb all light

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They absorb some light and reflect some light

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they transmit all light

Question 24

Does the frog reflect or absorb green?

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Reflect

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Absorb

Question 25

A microscope makes objects under it appear bigger because the lens...

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bends the light passing through it.

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increases the strength of the light.

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decreases the light passing through it.

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changes the color of the light passing through it.

Question 26

Transparent objects let ___________________through.

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almost all light

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some light

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no light

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natural light

Question 27

Opaque objects let _____________ through

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no light

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almost all light

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some light

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human-made

Question 28

Translucent objects let __________ through.

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some light

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almost all light

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no light

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bright

Question 29

_____________ are an example of human-made light.

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Light bulbs

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Glowworms

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Stars

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Fireflies

Question 30

Light changes speed depending on what medium it travels through. What does medium mean?

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substance

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water

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radiation

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spectrum

Question 31

When light is refracted, it means it _________.

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bends

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stops

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fades

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makes sound

Question 32

Light can move though _______________.

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all of the above

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water

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air

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space

Question 33

An example of natural light are ________.

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stars

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florescent light bulbs

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incandescent light bulbs

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lasers

Question 34

If you see a yellow bird, what colors are being REFLECTED by the bird and what colors are being ABSORBED?

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Yellow is reflected back to your eyes and all the other colors of the visible light spectrum are absorbed.

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Yellow is absorbed and orange and red are reflected back to your eyes

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Yellow is absorbed and all the other colors of the visible light spectrum are reflected back to your eyes

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yellow is reflected back to your eyes as well as all the other colors

Question 35

If you see a friend wearing a black sweatshirt, which of the following statements are true?

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all the colors are absorbed and nothing is reflected.

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All colors are being reflected and nothing is absorbed.

Question 36

If you look at a white piece of paper, which of the following statements are true?

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All colors are being reflected and nothing is absorbed.

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All of the colors are absorbed and nothing is reflected.

Question 37

When light is captured by an object and does not bounce off it is...

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Absorbed

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Reflected

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Refracted

Question 38

A type of material that doesn't let any light through.  Example:  A wooden door with no windows.

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Opaque

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Transparent

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Translucent

Question 39

A type of material that lets all light through. Example: Window

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Transparent

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opaque

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Translucent

Question 40

Which type of light is found in the electromagnetic spectrum?

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Infrared Light

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opaque

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vibration

Question 41

What does white light and sunlight contain?

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All colors of the visible light spectrum

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All colors of the visible light spectrum except red

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No colors, just white light

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blue, red and green light.

Question 42

The EM in EM spectrum stands for

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Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Electric Metered Spectrum

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Economic Spectrum

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El Monte Spectrum

Question 43

What type of EM wave can be seen by the human eye?

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visible light

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radio waves

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xray waves

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gamma waves

Question 44

Which type of EM wave is part of a nuclear reaction?

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gamma waves

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radio waves

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ultraviolet waves

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infrared waves

Question 45

What acronym helps you remember the colors of the rainbow?

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ROYGBIV

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YOGOWYPI

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ABCDEFG

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MRSJOHNSONISAWESOME

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