Quiz on Properties of Light

Quiz
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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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16 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens, what was light made of?
atoms
particles
waves
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Isaac Newton believed that light was made of
waves
particles
dust
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which example best illustrates that light behaves like particles?
light bends as it strikes a window
light bounces off a white cement sidewalk
light travels in space at a speed of 3.0 x 10 8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement correctly compares the speed of light?
The speed of light through space is much greater than 3 x 108 m/s.
The speed of light in glass is much greater than 3 x 108 m/s.
The speed of light in glass is slower than the speed of light through space.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sayid listed some characteristics of waves in a chart. Part of his chart is shown. Which of these would correct Sayid's error?
Change “move only through matter” to “move through space and matter.”
Change the heading of the chart to “Mechanical.”
Replace “travel in straight lines” with “move in curved paths.”
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Zaccharias Janssen was a scientist who studied properties of light and invented one of the first compound microscopes in the late 1500s. Which property did Janssen most likely believe about light during the time of his invention?
Light bends around objects
light bounces off surfaces
light travels in a curved path
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when light from the Sun passes through any type of matter?
The light slows down
the light speeds up
most of the light is abosrbed
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
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