Quiz about 5th Grade - Light

Question 1

Which THREE objects are opaque?

Accepted Answer

wooden blocks

Accepted Answer

sofa

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brick wall

Answer

drinking glasses

Answer

sheer curtains

Question 2

Which THREE materials are transparent?

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air

Accepted Answer

clear glass

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clear plastic wrap

Answer

frosted glass

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wax paper

Question 3

Light can pass through objects.

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TRUE

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FALSE

Question 4

Allows most light through

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Transparent

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eflection

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Refraction

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Translucent

Question 5

How does light travel/move?

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In ONE direction, VERY fast

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In ALL directions, VERY fast

Question 6

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 7

When light bounces off an object, it is_______

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Reflected

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Absorbed

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Transmitted

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Refracted

Question 8

Which is not a color of the visible light spectrum?

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Pink

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Red

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Blue

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Yellow

Question 9

What is happening in this picture?

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Reflection

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Refraction

Question 10

White light will turn into the colors of the rainbow when it go through a _______

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Prism

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Square

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Triangle

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Nothing

Question 11

What does this image show about light? (reflection,refraction,absorption)

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refraction

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absorption

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reflection

Question 12

Black ________ light

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Absorbs

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Reflects

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Refracts

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Transmits

Question 13

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

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light is refracted

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light is reflected

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light is absorbed

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light is turned

Question 14

Objects we cannot see through at all are called _____

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Opaque

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Transparent

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Translucent

Question 15

Which word means "Curve Out"?

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Convex

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Converse

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Concave

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Convection

Question 16

What does ARTIFICIAL mean?

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Made by humans

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Natural

Question 17

Which best explains why the Washington Monument can be seen in the water below it?

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Light is reflected off of smooth surfaces.

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Light travels in a compression wave.

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Light is refracted as it enters water.

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Light can pass through water easily.

Question 18

Light is a KIND of ENERGY.

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True

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False

Question 19

The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-

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reflected

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absorbed

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stopped

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refracted

Question 20

Which word means "Curve in"?

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Concave

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Converse

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Convex

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Convection

Question 21

lenses

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refract

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reflect

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absorb

Question 22

mirror

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reflects

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absorbs

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refracts

Question 23

Things make shadows because they ______ light.

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BLOCK

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PASS

Question 24

Which of the following is an example of a transparent item?

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car windshield

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block of wood

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piece of wax paper

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thin napkin

Question 25

When light is bent as it passes through an object, it is _______

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Refracted

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Reflected

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Absorbed

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Transmitted

Question 26

Which is NOT a translucent object?

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glass

Answer

Sunglasses

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Tinted windows

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Wax paper

Question 27

List the colors of the spectrum from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength.

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red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet

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violet,blue,green, orange,yellow,red

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yellow,red,orange,blue,violet,green

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orange,yellow,red,green,blue,violet

Question 28

What happens when light hits an object?

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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 29

Which list of items contains examples of materials that are all transparent?

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c

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a

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b

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d

Question 30

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

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True

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False

Question 31

Objects that are clear and see through are called_____

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Transparent

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Translucent

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Opaque

Question 32

rainbow

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light is refracted

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light is reflected

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light is absorbed

Question 33

Refraction is

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the bending of light

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the bouncing off of light

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light going into an object

Question 34

What did God create on Day 1?

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Light/darkness

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Water/atmosphere

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Sun/Moon/Stars

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Land/Plants

Question 35

What did God create on Day 2?

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Water/atmosphere

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Light/darkness

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Sun/Moon/Stars

Answer

Land/Plants

Question 36

What did God create on Day 3?

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Land/Plants

Answer

Water/atmosphere

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fish/birds

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Sun/Moon/Stars

Question 37

What did God create on Day 4?

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Sun/Moon/Stars

Answer

Animals/Man

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fish/birds

Answer

Land/Plants

Question 38

What did God create on Day 5?

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fish/birds

Answer

Animals/Man

Answer

Sun/Moon/Stars

Answer

Land/Plants

Question 39

What did God create on Day 6?

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Animals/Man

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fish/birds

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Sun/Moon/Stars

Answer

Land/Plants

Question 40

Who discovered the spectrum with a prism? He also invented the reflecting telescope.

Accepted Answer

Sir Issac Newton

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Thomas Edison

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Benjamin Franklin

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Galileo

Question 41

Who studied electricity?

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Benjamin Franklin

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Hans Leppershey

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Sir Issac Newton

Answer

Galileo

Question 42

Who invented the telescope with 2 convex lenses?

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Hans Leppershey

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Benjamin Franklin

Answer

Sir Issac Newton

Answer

Galileo

Question 43

Who helped invent the microscope?

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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Hans Leppershey

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Benjamin Franklin

Answer

Sir Issac Newton

Question 44

Who improved the telescope with 1 convex and 1 concave lens? He also studied astronomy.

Accepted Answer

Galileo

Answer

Hans Leppershey

Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Answer

Sir Issac Newton

Question 45

Who invented the light bulb?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edison

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Benjamin Franklin

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Sir Issac Newton

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Galileo

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