PhysSci6: Light Reading Questions

Contribuido por: Foster

1. Light is a form of -

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

2. Which of the following is true?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. Light can be reflected or -

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

7. Light that bounces back has been -

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

8. Light that bends has been

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

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

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

10. All of the following items refract light EXCEPT -

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

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

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 bouncing back of light waves off of a surface
D) the bending of light waves as they travel from one surface to another

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

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

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) the bending of light waves as they travel from one surface to another
C) a form of energy that can travel in waves and can move through empty space
D) the bouncing back of light waves off of a surface

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

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

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

A) a lens that is thinner in the center and thicker at the edges and bends light outward
B) the bending of light waves as they travel from one surface to another
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 inward

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Matter vocabulary test
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