Quiz about The Nature of Light

Question 1

The lowest part of the wave is?

Accepted Answer

trough

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crest

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rarefaction

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wavelength

Question 2

The highest point on a wave

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crest

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trough

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amplitude

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wavelength

Question 3

Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side

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transparent

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opaque

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translucent

Question 4

Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material.

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translucent

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transparent

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opaque

Question 5

What is reflection in simple terms?

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light bounces off

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Soaks up light

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Passes through

Question 6

Which images are opaque?

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A & E

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A & C

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A,C,E, & F

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D, E, & F

Question 7

Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.

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reflect

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bend

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absorb

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twist

Question 8

Luminous means...

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Gives out its own light

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Reflects light from other things

Question 9

Opaque means...

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No light passes through it

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All light passes through it

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Some light passes through it

Question 10

___________ is a from of energy that we can see with our eyes.

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light

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shadow

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energy

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reflection

Question 11

The term for any wave that hits a surface and bounces off

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Reflection

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Transparent

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Translucent

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Refraction

Question 12

Blurs light as it passes through

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Translucent

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Transparent

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Opaque

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Refraction

Question 13

Allows most light through

Accepted Answer

Transparent

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Translucent

Question 14

Transfer of energy when a wave disappears into a surface

Accepted Answer

Absorption

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Transparent

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Refraction

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Reflection

Question 15

What does light do when it hits an object that it cannot pass through?

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It creates a shadow

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It passes through anyway

Question 16

Light is a KIND of ENERGY.

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True

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False

Question 17

All light has a SOURCE, or something it comes from.

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True

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False

Question 18

Which of these are examples of NATURAL sources of light?

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ALL of them

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Sun

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Stars

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Lightning

Question 19

Which of these are examples of ARTIFICIAL sources of light?

Accepted Answer

ALL of them

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Lightbulbs

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Neon signs

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Televisions

Question 20

What happens when light hits an object?

Accepted Answer

ALL of them.

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Some of the light jumps in different directions
(bounces)

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Some of the light gets absorbed by the object.

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Some of the light bounces back to your eye

Question 21

Which objects REFLECT more light?

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Shiny objects

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Dull objects (not shiny)

Question 22

Through which objects does light pass MORE?

Accepted Answer

Transparent objects, like glass windows

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Opaque objects (not transparent), like a plant

Question 23

Things make shadows because they ______ light.

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BLOCK

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PASS

Question 24

What is a property of a transparent object?

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Almost all of the light rays that reach it pass through it.

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Almost all of the light rays that reach it are scattered.

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Almost all of the light rays that reach it are absorbed.

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Almost all of the light rays that reach it are reflected.

Question 25

Which is transparent?

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clean water

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a wooden fence

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aluminum foil

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a purple balloon

Question 26

The moon is a source of light.

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False

Answer

True

Question 27

What happens when light hits a mirror?

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it reflects

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it makes a color

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it makes a rainbow

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it passes through

Question 28

How does light travel?

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in a straight path

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in a wavy path

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in a zig zag path

Question 29

How does light travel from a source?

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In a straight line

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Around corners

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In circles

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Very slowly

Question 30

What form of energy travels faster?  Light or Sound?

Accepted Answer

light

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sound

Question 31

Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.

Accepted Answer

reflect

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bend

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absorb

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twist

Question 32

Which of the following materials would bounce back almost all the light waves that hit it?

Accepted Answer

a mirror

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a white wall

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wax paper

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a window

Question 33

What happens when light hits an object you can see?

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The object reflects the light.

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The light turns corners.

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The light curves around the object.

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The light and the object do not form a shadow.

Question 34

The distance between two crests on a wave

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wavelength

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trough

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amplitude

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crest

Question 35

Which statement(s) about light is/are TRUE

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Light is energy

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Light is a wave

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Light is produced by all visible objects

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Light is produced by your eyes

Question 36

Which of the following does not belong in the list ?

Accepted Answer

The Moon

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The Sun

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Lightning

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Gas fire

Question 37

Which of the following is an incandescent light source ?

Accepted Answer

Fire

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The Moon

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Glow-worms

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Neon signs

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT evidence that light travels in straight lines ?

Accepted Answer

Light reflects

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We can't see around corners

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Upside-down images in pin-hole cameras

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The existence of shadows

Question 39

If a wall reflects light, how come we can't see our reflection in it ?

Accepted Answer

Walls are too rough

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Silly, walls do not reflect light.

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Walls are too flat

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Walls are too colourful

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