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5 Grade Light Energy Quiz

This document contains a 10 question quiz about light energy for 5th grade students. It includes pictures of various objects and asks students to identify which objects absorb, reflect, transmit, and produce light. It also asks questions about how light interacts with translucent materials, refraction through water, and how periscopes and mirrors allow users to see objects that would otherwise be blocked.

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5 Grade Light Energy Quiz

This document contains a 10 question quiz about light energy for 5th grade students. It includes pictures of various objects and asks students to identify which objects absorb, reflect, transmit, and produce light. It also asks questions about how light interacts with translucent materials, refraction through water, and how periscopes and mirrors allow users to see objects that would otherwise be blocked.

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5th

 Grade  Light  Energy  Quiz  


Directions:    Use  the  pictures  below  to  answer  Questions  1-­‐  4.      Fill  in  the  letter  of  the  correct  
answer  in  your  answer  document.      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.  Mirror     2.    Bread   3.    Match  
 

 
 
4.    Clear  sandwich  bag   5.  Magnifying  glass    
 
1.    Which  object  absorbs  light?  
 
  a.    Object  2  
  b.    Object  3  
  c.    Object  4  
  d.    Object  5  
 
2.    Which  object  reflects  the  most  light?  
 
  a.    Object  1  
  b.    Object  3  
  c.    Object  4  
  d.    Object  5  
 
3.    Which  object  produces  light?  
 
  a.    Object  2  
  b.    Object  3  
  c.    Object  4  
  d.    Object  5  
 
4.    Which  two  objects  transmit  light?  
 
  a.    Object  1    
  b.    Object  2  
  c.    Object  3  
  d.    Object  4  
                           e.    Object  5  
5.    Wax  paper  and  frosted  glass  are  translucent.    This  means  that  when  light  hits  them:  
 
a.    none  of  the  light  passes  though  them  because  it  is  all  reflected.  
b.    all  of  the  light  passes  directly  through  clearly.  
c.    none  of  the  light  passes  through  them  because  it  is  all  absorbed.      
d.    some  of  the  light  passes  through  them  but  much  of  it  scattered.  
 
 
6.    Students  are  viewing  an  alligator  through  the  glass  window  at  the  zoo.    When  viewed  
from  the  side,  the  alligator  appears  to  be  broken  in  two  parts.    Why  does  the  alligator  
appear  broken  in  two?    
 

 
 
  a.    light  rays  bounce,  or  reflect,  off  of  the  surface  of  the  water  
 
  b.    light  rays  move  through  the  water  in  the  exact  same  way  they  move  
         through  the  air  
 
  c.    light  rays  travel  at  different  speeds,  faster  through  air  than  water,  causing  the  
         light  rays  to  bend  or  refract,  as  the  enter  the  water  
 
  d.    light  rays  are  absorbed  by  the  water    
 
 
7.    We  can  see  objects  because  they:  
 
  a.    bend  light  
  b.    absorb  light  
  c.    transmit  light  
  d.    reflect  light  
   
8.    A  student  builds  a  periscope  out  of  empty  milk  cartons  and  mirrors.    Using  the  
periscope,  he  is  able  to  see  objects  on  the  opposite  side  of  a  fence  that  is  taller  than  he  is.      

 
Which  of  the  following  statements  correctly  describes  how  the  student  is  able  to  see  the  
dog  on  the  other  side  of  the  fence  using  his  periscope?  
 
  a.    Light  is  reflected  off  of  the  top  mirror  to  the  bottom  mirror.    Light  is  then    
         reflected  off  the  bottom  mirror  to  the  student’s  eyes.  
 
  b.    Light  is  refracted,  or  bent,  as  it  moves  through  the  top  mirror  and  then  
         back  through  it  again.    Light  is  then  reflected  off  the  bottom  mirror  into  the  
         student’s  eyes.  
 
  c.    Light  is  reflected  off  the  top  mirror  to  the  bottom  mirror.    Light  is  then  
         refracted,  or  bent,  as  it  moves  through  the  bottom  mirror  and  then  back  
         through  it  again  to  the  students  again  into  the  student’s  eyes.  
 
  d.    Light  is  reflected  off  the  student’s  eyes  to  the  bottom  mirror.    Light  is  the  
         reflected  off  the  bottom  mirror  to  the  top  mirror  and  out  of  the  periscope.  
     
 
9.  In  which  of  the  following  situation  will  light  most  likely  be  refracted,  or  bent?  
 
                           a.    when  light  hits  a  dark-­‐colored  surface  
                           b.    when  light  travels  through  the  air  and  then  through  water    
                           c.    when  light  travels  through  outer  space  
                           d.    when  light  strikes  a  mirror  and  bounces  off  
 
 
10.    Which  letter  to  the  right  correctly  illustrates  the  path  in  which  light  travels?    
 
  a.    A  
  b.    B  
  c.    C    
  d.    D  
A.   B.   C.   D.  
11.    The  color  of  an  object  is  the  color  it:  
 
  a.    absorbs  
  b.    transmits  
  c.    reflects    
  d.    refracts  
 
 
12.    White  light  is  striking  and  entering  the  dice.    What  is  happening  to    
               make  the  blue  light  appear  on  the  table  top?      
 
a. R,  O,  Y,  G,  I,  V  are  being  absorbed  in  the  dice  and  blue  is  transmitted.  
b. Blue  light  is  absorbed  in  the  dice  and  R,  O,  Y,  G,  I,  V  is  transmitted.  
c. All  colors  of  light  are  being  transmitted  through  the  dice.  
d. All  colors  of  light  are  being  absorbed  in  the  dice.    
 
 
13.    Kermit’s  body  and  arms  are  reflecting  what  color  light?  
 
a.    red  
  b.    pink  
  c.    green  
  d.    blue  
 
 
14.    Kermit’s  eyes  are  black.    What  is  happening  to  light    
               to  make  the  color  black?  
 
  a.    all  colors  are  being  absorbed  
  b.    all  colors  are  being  reflected  
  c.    all  colors  are  transmitted  through  Kermit  
  d.    the  colors  are  refracted  off  Kermit  
 
 
 
 
15.    Which  color  shirt  on  the  clothesline  would  absorb  the  least  amount  of  light/heat,  
therefore  feeling  the  coldest?    
 
 
  a.    The  red  shirt    
  b.    The  yellow  shirt  
  c.    The  white  shirt  
  d.    The  purple  shirt  
 
 
 
 
Use  the  pictures  shown  below  to  complete  Questions  16-­‐18  
 
  The  bag  

1   2  
 
    3  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4     5   6  
 
 
 
16.    Which  pictures  are  translucent?  
  a.    1  and  3  
  b.    2  and  6  
  c.    3  and  4  
  d.    1  and  5  
 
17.    Which  pictures  are  transparent?  
  a.    1  and  5  
  b.    2  and  6  
  c.    3  and  6  
  d.    1  and  4  
 
18.    Which  pictures  are  opaque?  
  a.    1  and  2  
  b.    2  and  4  
  c.    4  and  5  
  d.    1  and  5  
 
 
19.    SHORT  ANSWER  (2  points)  As  light  travels  and  reaches  a  new  material,  it  can  be  
absorbed,  reflected  or  transmitted.    Define  one  of  these  terms  (absorbed,  reflected  or  
transmitted)  and  then  describe  an  object  that  would  make  light  behave  in  that  way.    Record  
your  answer  on  the  bottom  of  your  answer  sheet.            

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