Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a light source?

Accepted Answer

a rainbow

Answer

a firefly

Answer

the sun

Answer

fire

Question 2

Light is a type of energy called ___________________

Accepted Answer

electromagnetic

Answer

thermal

Answer

nuclear

Answer

chemical

Question 3

The little particles of energy in light are called ___________________.

Accepted Answer

photons

Answer

atoms

Answer

waves

Answer

electrons

Question 4

How does light travel?

Accepted Answer

in a straight line

Answer

in wavy lines

Question 5

What is reflection?

Accepted Answer

when light bounces from an object into our eyes

Answer

when light travels away from a light source

Answer

when light bends

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light that passes through a prism

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of reflection?

Accepted Answer

a mountain seen upside down in a lake

Answer

a rainbow

Answer

light passing through water

Answer

looking through a magnifying glass

Question 7

What is refraction?

Accepted Answer

when light travels through something and bends

Answer

when light bounces off an object into our eyes

Answer

when light hits a mirror

Answer

when light travels from a light source

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of refraction?

Accepted Answer

light that passes through binoculars

Answer

your own face in the mirror

Answer

light that bounces off a shiny surface

Answer

a mountain seen upside down in a lake

Question 9

True or False - light is the fastest thing in the universe.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 10

If you were travelling at the speed of light - how many times could you circle the Earth in one second?

Accepted Answer

7.5 times

Answer

100 times

Answer

you could not travel around the Earth

Answer

3.5 times

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