Light quiz

15 Questions

Quiz Description

This light quiz will be talking about light in general, light is a very essential necessity for life. Light allows us to see the surrounding world by distinguishing details, individual colors, movement, and brightness. It has a very big impact on a human in terms of physiology and psyche as a whole. Alod, light has extremely important functions in relation to a lot of biological processes that occur in our body. In our economy today, light is not only studied for our own body but this light is now even used and applied to produce resources useful to the economy as a whole, for example, solar energy used for charging solar panels. You will find this quiz really interesting as you will learn about the formation of light.
Students are often tested from this topic as it is a subtopic under waves. This is therefore a must to do quiz for anyone who wants to know more and have a pass mark in the exam questions concerning light and waves as a whole.

Light is simply a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength that can be detected well by the human eye. It is a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum and are radiations given off by stars like the sun for an example. Note that this light usually exists in tiny energy packet forms called photons. Each wave has a wavelength or frequency.
Light is often gotten from a source, A light source can be anything capable of producing light. These light sources are divided into two as we shall see. The main source of light in the universe is the sun which is a natural source of light, others are the moon and stars.

Light is a very important topic, which students studying for their A level, GCE and GCSE, are expected to know. It plays a key role in most of their exams. Be sure to take these quizzes and become more knowledgeable.
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1:

Which of the following gives out light?


Correct
  • 1:
    a star
  • 2:
    the Moon
  • 3:
     a mirror
  • 4:
    white paint
2:

Which colour combination produces the colour white?


Correct
  • 1:
    green and blue
  • 2:
     blue and red
  • 3:
    red, green and blue
  • 4:
     red and green
3:

When materials are placed in the path of a light beam various things can happen. Which word mainly describes the behaviour of glass when light is shone on it?


Correct
  • 1:
    absorbed
  • 2:
    opaque
  • 3:
    translucent
  • 4:
    transparent
4:

Which of the following statements about colour is NOT true?


Correct
  • 1:
     a blue object looks black in red or green light because it absorbs red or green light
  • 2:
     an object looks red in white light because it absorbs blue and green light
  • 3:
     a green filter produces green light because it absorbs red and blue light
  • 4:
    an object looks white in white light because it absorbs red, green and blue light
5:

When materials are placed in the path of a light beam various things can happen. Which word mainly describes the behaviour of carpet when light is shone on it?


Correct
  • 1:
    translucent
  • 2:
    opaque
  • 3:
    transparent
  • 4:
    reflect
6:

An object looks white in white light. The white light is passed through a clear plastic red filter onto the object in front of the screen. What colour will the object appear to be?


Correct
  • 1:
     cyan (green + blue)
  • 2:
    green
  • 3:
    black
  • 4:
    red
7:

When materials are placed in the path of a light beam various things can happen. Which word describes materials that will not allow light through?


Correct
  • 1:
    transmitter
  • 2:
    transparent
  • 3:
    translucent
  • 4:
    opaque
8:

Which of the following is seen by reflected light?


Correct
  • 1:
     a star
  • 2:
    an electric lamp
  • 3:
     the Moon
  • 4:
    a candle
9:

White light is passed through a clear plastic red filter. Which colour is produced on the white screen?


Correct
  • 1:
    blue
  • 2:
    green
  • 3:
    yellow (green + red)
  • 4:
    red
10:

An object looks yellow in white light. The white light is passed through a clear plastic blue filter onto the object in front of the screen. What colour will the object appear to be?


Correct
  • 1:
    white
  • 2:
    black
  • 3:
    blue
  • 4:
    green
11:

When materials are placed in the path of a light beam various things can happen. Which word describes the behaviour of chromium plated steel when light is shone on it?


Correct
  • 1:
    reflect
  • 2:
    translucent
  • 3:
    opaque
  • 4:
    transparent
12:

When materials are placed in the path of a light beam various things can happen. Which word describes materials that allow light through without scattering?


Correct
  • 1:
    transmits
  • 2:
    translucent
  • 3:
    absorbs
  • 4:
    opaque
13:

An object looks yellow in white light. The white light is passed through a clear plastic green filter onto the object in front of the screen. What colour will the object appear to be?


Correct
  • 1:
    red
  • 2:
    white
  • 3:
    blue
  • 4:
    green
14:

Which of the following statements about colour is NOT true?


Correct
  • 1:
     an object looks black in white light because it absorbs red, green and blue light
  • 2:
      a blue object looks black in red or green light because it absorbs red or green light
  • 3:
     an object looks red in white light because it reflects blue and green light
  • 4:
     a green filter produces green light because it absorbs red and blue light
15:

The diagram shows what happens to a ray of light when it strikes the surface of a thick glass plane mirror. Which statement is NOT true?


<p>The diagram shows what happens to a ray of light when it strikes the surface of a thick glass plane mirror. Which statement is NOT true?</p>
Correct
  • 1:
     2 and 5 are refracted rays
  • 2:
     4 and 5 are brighter rays than ray 1
  • 3:
     1 and 2 are incident rays
  • 4:
     3 and 4 are reflected rays

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