Worksheet

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. What determines the different colors of light?

a) Speed of light
b) Wavelength of light
c) Brightness of light
d) Temperature of light
2. What is white light composed of?
a) Only primary colors
b) Only secondary colors
c) All colors in the spectrum
d) Only blue and red light
3. What are the three primary colors of light?
a) Red, yellow, blue
b) Red, green, blue
c) Cyan, magenta, yellow
d) White, black, gray
4. What happens when red, blue, and green light are combined?
a) They form black light
b) They form white light
c) They form secondary colors
d) They disappear
5. What are the three secondary colors of light?
a) Cyan, magenta, yellow
b) Red, blue, yellow
c) Orange, purple, pink
d) White, black, gray
6. Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum can human eyes detect?
a) Infrared waves
b) X-rays
c) Visible light
d) Gamma rays
7. What causes an object to appear a certain color?
a) The object's temperature
b) The wavelengths it absorbs and reflects
c) The amount of light it produces
d) The size of the object

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8. A red shirt appears red because it:
a) Reflects red light and absorbs all other colors
b) Absorbs red light and reflects all other colors
c) Absorbs all colors and reflects no light
d) Reflects blue and green light
9. What happens if you shine blue light on a red shirt?
a) It will appear blue
b) It will appear black
c) It will appear white
d) It will remain red
10.Why do white objects appear white?
a) They absorb all colors
b) They reflect all colors
c) They reflect only red light
d) They absorb only green light
11.Why do black objects appear black?
a) They reflect all colors
b) They absorb all colors
c) They only reflect blue light
d) They reflect yellow and magenta
12.If a green light shines on a blue object, what color will the object appear?
a) Green
b) Blue
c) Black
d) White
13.Which of the following is not a primary color of light?
a) Red
b) Green
c) Yellow
d) Blue
14.Which of the following is not a secondary color of light?
a) Cyan
b) Magenta
c) Yellow
d) Green
15.When light passes through a prism, it:
a) Bends and separates into different colors
b) Becomes white light

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 c) Loses its energy
d) Turns into infrared light

True or False

16.White light is a combination of all the colors in the visible spectrum.

17.The color of an object is determined by the wavelengths of light it absorbs.

18.A blue object under red light will appear blue

19.Black objects reflect all light wavelengths.

20.The human eye can detect all electromagnetic waves

Fill in the Blanks

21._______ light is made up of all the colors in the visible spectrum.

22.The three primary colors of light are ______, ______, and ______.
23.The three secondary colors of light are _______, _______, and _______.
24.The visible spectrum is the part of the _______ spectrum that human eyes
can see.
25.A black object appears black because it _______ all colors and does not
reflect light.

Short Answer Questions

26.Why do objects appear different colors?

27.What happens when red, blue, and green light mix together?

28.How does a prism affect white light?

29.If a yellow object is placed under a blue light, what color will it appear?

30.Why does a red object look black under blue light?

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 Final revision
A. Choose the correct answer:
1. For a wave, the _____ the amplitude, the _____ energy the wave carries.
a. Larger, more.
b. Smaller, more.
c. Larger, less.
d. Smaller, same.
2. If 90 waves are emitted in 30 second, then the frequency of this source is?
a. 30 Hz.
b. 6 Hz.
c. 7 Hz.
d. 3 Hz.
3. The material through which a wave travels is?
a. A rope.
b. Water wave.
c. Longitudinal.
d. Medium.
4. In order to produce sound, an object must be ____.
a. Moving.
b. Vibrating.
c. Heated.
d. In gaseous state.

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5. Sound waves travel fastest in ……….. .
a. Solids.
b. Liquids.
c. Gases.
d. Vacuum.
6. How many waves are produced in the
following figure?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
7. Which of the following sentences describes longitudinal waves?
a. The matter through which a mechanical wave travels.
b. Two lines that will never touch.
c. The particles of a medium that travel parallel to a wave.
d. All of the above.
8. is a disturbance that carries energy from place to place.
a. Reflection.
b. Wave cycle.
c. A wave.
d. Vibration.
9. The amplitude of a wave is ___________.
a. The distance the wave moves in one second.
b. The distance between one crest and the next crest.
c. Half the distance from a crest to a trough.
d. The distance equal to one wavelength.

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10. The measuring unit of amplitude is __________.
a. Meter.
b. Hz.
c. Meter/second.
a. Meter/second2.
11. In which measuring unit the frequency of a wave is determined?
a. Meters.
b. Hz.
c. Meter/second.
d. Meter/second2.
12. Light travels slower in …….. than in liquids.
a. Solids.
b. Gases.
c. Vacuum.
d. Plasma.
13. This diagram models a sound wave from a car horn hitting a wall. According to
the model, which statement best describes what happens to the sound energy when
the sound wave hits the wall?

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a. Ten percent of the sound energy is absorbed by the wall.
b. Thirty percent of the sound energy is absorbed by the wall.
c. Eighty percent of the sound energy is reflected by the wall.
d. Seventy percent of the sound energy is reflected by the wall.
14. ……. is a wave interaction with matter when it passes through it.
a. Reflection.
b. Absorption.
c. Transmission.
d. Diffraction.
15. Humans can hear frequencies as low as 21 Hz. If the sound is measured in 3
seconds, how many wavelengths pass?
a. 7
b. 21
c. 3
d. 63
21. Light passes through glass windows because of __________.
a. Absorption.
b. Reflection.
c. Transmission.

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d. Transfusion.
22. (1)nanometer = .
a. One – million of a meter.
b. One – millionth of a meter.
c. One – Billion of a meter.
d. One – Billionth of a meter.
23. A purple neon sign emits light waves with which of the following wavelengths?
a. Red and blue wavelengths.
b. Purple wavelengths.
c. All wavelengths but purple.
d. All wavelengths.
24. In order to see the color of a red t-shirt, the wavelength of ….. must be
absorbed.
a. Red light.
b. All light colors.
c. All light colors but red.
d. White light.
25. According to the law of reflection which of the following statements is false.
a. The angle of incidence equals to the angle of reflection.
b. It can be applied on both smooth and rough surfaces.
c. The direction of the light ray has not changed.
d. None of the above.
27. Rainbows form due to _________ by droplets of water.
a. Reflection and refraction.
b. Refraction and absorption.

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c. Refraction only.
d. Diffusion.
28. Mixing the three primary colors of the light produces ……. light color.
a. White.
b. Black.
c. Grey.
d. None of the above.
29. The perpendicular line to a plane flat mirror is called …………. .
a. Incident line.
b. Optical axis.
c. Normal line.
d. Focal distance.
30. The perpendicular line to the center of a curved mirror is called ………..
a. Incident line.
b. Optical axis.
c. Normal line.
d. Focal distance.
31. ……. is where the reflected light rays are converging.
a. Point of reflection.
b. Focal point.
c. Focal distance.
d. Incident point.
32. On a flat plane mirror, …… image is produced as a result of light reflection.
a. Sharp.
b. Blurry.

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c. Real.
d. Virtual.
40. A shadow is produced as a result of the light from the source.
a. Reflecting.
b. Refracting.
c. Blocking.
d. Transmitting.
True or False.
1. The amplitude of a wave is the distance between a point on one wave

and the identical point on the next wave.

2. As the frequency of a wave increases, the wavelength decrease.

3. Transverse waves move particles back and forth along the same

direction in which the waves travel.

4. In general, the more energy a wave has the greater its amplitude.

5. The energy of an electromagnetic wave is related to its amplitude.

6. Light travels faster in air than in water.

7. An apple looks red because it absorbs red light.

8. Reflection occurs as a wave changes speed in moving from one

medium into another.

9. Electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space.

10. Mechanical waves can travel through empty space.

11. The wavelength of the visible light ranges between 700 and 400 cm.

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12. The focal point of a concave mirror is behind it.

13. The focal distance is the distance between the mirror and the point of

converging.

14. Mixing the three primary pigments in equal amount produces black.

15. When the object is placed on the focal point of a concave mirror,

there will be no image formed.

18. Black light is produced as a result of reflection of all light colors.

19. Violet has the highest frequency that’s why it has the highest speed.

20. The energy of electromagnetic waves relies on the frequency of the

wave while in mechanical waves it relies on the amplitude.

21. Red color has the longest wavelength while violet color has the

highest frequency.

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