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Properties of Light

Authored by Louise Zavertnik

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Properties of Light
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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

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Isaac Newton believed that light was made of

waves

particles

dust

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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

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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.

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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.”

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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

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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

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