Light Quiz
  • 1. Light is a form of
A) inertia
B) energy
C) water
D) sound
  • 2. Light waves can travel in space
A) true
B) false
  • 3. Light can be
A) refracted
B) reflected
C) absorbed
D) all of these
  • 4. A magnifying class has what type of lens
A) diverging
B) converging
  • 5. Light that bends has been
A) refracted
B) reflected
C) transferred
D) absorbed
  • 6. The term "concave lens" refers to
A) the bending of light waves as they travel from one surface to another
B) a lens that is thicker in the center and thinner at the edges and bends light inward
C) a lens that is thinner in the center and thicker at the edges and bends light outward
D) a form of energy that can travel in waves and can move through empty space
  • 7. The term "convex lens" refers to
A) a lens that is thinner in the center and thicker at the edges and bends light outward
B) a lens that is thicker in the center and thinner at the edges and bends light inward
C) a form of energy that can travel in waves and can move through empty space
D) the bending of light waves as they travel from one surface to another
  • 8. White light is made up of many colours
A) false
B) true
  • 9. When raindrops refract light it causes
A) white light
B) a rainbow
C) a solar eclipse
D) singing in the rain
  • 10. Which of the following colours is NOT in a rainbow
A) green
B) indigo
C) brown
D) orange
  • 11. A green book is green because
A) it reflects blue and yellow
B) it reflects every colour of light except green
C) it absorbs every colour of light except green
D) it is recyclable
  • 12. Which colour has the highest frequency?
A) yellow
B) blue
C) red
D) violet
E) green
  • 13. You can not see a reflection on a rough surface because rough surfaces
A) are always opaque
B) reflect light waves in a single direction
C) produce curved reflections, like funhouse mirrors
D) scatter light rays that hit them
  • 14. The lenses inside your eyes are
A) concave
B) asymmetrical
C) opaque
D) convex
  • 15. Light bends when it
A) moves from one medium to another
B) changes from one colour to another
C) changes from one wavelength to another
D) becomes absorbed
  • 16. When something completely allows light to pass through
A) it's blue
B) it's translucent
C) it reflects
D) it's transparent
  • 17. What allows some light to pass through, but the image is not clear?
A) opaque
B) convex
C) translucent
D) transparent
  • 18. What does not allow light to pass through it?
A) translucent
B) absorb
C) transparent
D) opaque
  • 19. When light waves bounce back they
A) absorb
B) transmit
C) reflect
D) refract
  • 20. Why do some objects appear white?
A) They are blue and refect white
B) They are made of cotton
C) They absorb all colours
D) They reflect all colours
  • 21. What happens to light rays when they move from water into air?
A) They spread out and bend
B) They switch to white light
C) They change speed, direction, and bend
D) They slow down
  • 22. The law of reflection states that the angle of incidence
A) is half the size of the angle of reflection
B) is double the size of the angle of reflection
C) doesn't matter
D) is always equal to the angle of reflection
  • 23. Which of the following is NOT specular reflection?
A) the image is identical to the reflected object and reversed
B) the parallel incident light rays are reflected in parallel
C) light reflected by a sheet of paper
D) the reflected surface is mercury
  • 24. Which is untrue about light waves?
A) they are longitudinal
B) they are transverse
C) they are electromagnetic
D) travel in straight lines
  • 25. Which lens will correct hyperopia?
A) convex
B) focal point
C) concave
D) diverging
  • 26. A concave lens always creates a virtual image.
A) false
B) true
  • 27. A convex lens creates an upright image...
A) when the object is more than twice the distance of the focal point away from the lens
B) always
C) when the object is in between the focal point and the lens
D) never
  • 28. A convex lens
A) always creates a virtual image
B) can create a virtual or real image
C) always creates an inverted image
D) always creates a real image
  • 29. Myopia is better known as...
A) farsightedness
B) nearsightedness
C) 20/20 vision
D) blind
  • 30. Which vision problem is usually caused by the ageing of a lens' support muscles?
A) hyperopia
B) myopia
C) youropia
D) presbyopia
  • 31. Diffuse reflection is when...
A) light waves are reflected in one direction
B) light waves are not reflected
C) light waves are reflected in all directions
D) light waves are reflected straight up
  • 32. Does the image follow the principles of reflection in a plane mirror?
A) Yes
B) No
  • 33. The focal point of a diverging lens is the
A) real point where the refracted rays actually meet
B) virtual point from which the refracted rays seem to come from
  • 34. In this diagram, the resulting image will be
A) virtual and larger than the original object
B) real and larger than the original object
C) real and smaller than the original object
D) virtual and smaller than the original object
  • 35. For a converging lens, a ray that hits the lens parallel to the principal axis...
A) goes straight through, continuing parallel
B) reflects straight back to the object
C) refracts outwards as if originating from the lens' focal point
D) refracts inwards and through the lens' focal point
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