PhysSci6: Light Reading Questions

1. Light is a form of -

A) energy
B) water
C) sound
D) inertia

2. Which of the following is true?

A) There are many things that produce light.
B) The moon produces natural light.
C) Light is only produced by fire.
D) The sun is the only thing that can produce light.

3. All of the following are sources of light EXCEPT -

A) the sun
B) the moon
C) a light bulb
D) fire

4. Light is produced when a form of energy is changed into -

A) light energy
B) chemical energy
C) magnetic energy
D) nuclear energy

5. How long does it take light to travel from the sun to the Earth?

A) 8 days
B) 8 minutes
C) 8 years
D) 8 seconds

6. Light can be reflected or -

A) refracted
B) warped
C) turned
D) destroyed

7. Light that bounces back has been -

A) transferred
B) reflected
C) absorbed
D) refracted

8. Light that bends has been

A) transferred
B) refracted
C) reflected
D) absorbed

9. Which of the following items would most likely reflect light?

A) fire
B) lens
C) tree
D) mirror

10. All of the following items refract light EXCEPT -

A) telescopes
B) magnets
C) cameras
D) eyeglasses

11. The word "light" in paragraph 1 means -

A) the bending of light waves as they travel from one surface to another
B) the bouncing back of light waves off of a surface
C) a form of energy that can travel in waves and can move through empty space
D) a lens that is thicker in the center and thinner at the edges and bends light outward

12. What does the word "reflection" mean in paragraph 4?

A) the bouncing back of light waves off of a surface
B) a form of energy that can travel in waves and can move through empty space
C) the bending of light waves as they travel from one surface to another
D) a lens that is thicker in the center and thinner at the edges and bends light outward

13. What does the word "refraction" mean in paragraph 4?

A) a lens that is thicker in the center and thinner at the edges and bends light outward
B) a form of energy that can travel in waves and can move through empty space
C) the bending of light waves as they travel from one surface to another
D) the bouncing back of light waves off of a surface

14. The term "concave lens" in paragraph 4 refers to -

A) the bending of light waves as they travel from one surface to another
B) a form of energy that can travel in waves and can move through empty space
C) a lens that is thinner in the center and thicker at the edges and bends light outward
D) a lens that is thicker in the center and thinner at the edges and bends light inward

15. The term "convex lens" in paragraph 4 refers to -

A) a form of energy that can travel in waves and can move through empty space
B) the bending of light waves as they travel from one surface to another
C) a lens that is thinner in the center and thicker at the edges and bends light outward
D) a lens that is thicker in the center and thinner at the edges and bends light inward

Otros exámenes de interés :

Matter vocabulary test
Matter test 2
Energy test 1

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