NAME: ___________________________ SECTION: ________________ SCORE: ________

I: Instructions: Read and understand the questions. Write your answer on the answer sheet
provided.

1. Which describes why a certain flower has a red color?

a. It reflects red light. c. It transmits red light.
b. It absorb red light. d. It refracts red light.

Use the figure below to answer questions 2 and 3.

A.

B.

2. Which describes the process occurring in the upper panel(A) of the above figure?
a. refraction c. regular reflection
b. diffuse reflection d. total internal reflection
3. Which would be like the surface in the lower panel(B) of the above figure?
a. a mirror c. writing paper
b. waxed paper d. a painted wall

Use the figure below to answer questions 4 and 5.

4. If the girl is standing 1 meter from the mirror,

where will be her image seem to be located? Image
a. 2 m behind the mirror c. 2 m in front of the mirror
b. 1 m behind the mirror d. 1 m in front of the mirror
5. Which describes the image of the girl formed by the plane mirror?
a. It will be upside down. c. It will be larger than the girl.
b. It will be in front of the mirror. d. It will be reversed left to right. MirrorWall
6. Which statement is always true about the image formed by a concave lens?
a. It is upside down and larger than the object.
b. It is upside down and smaller that the object.
c. It is upright and larger than the object.
d. It is upright and smaller than the object.
7. Through which of the following does light travel most slowly?
a. air b. diamond c. water d. vacuum
8. What is the change in direction of a light wave due to a change in speed called?
a. reflection b. diffraction c. refraction d. transmission

Use the figure below to answer question 9.

9. What type of object is shown in the figure?

a. concave lens c. concave mirror Optical axis
b. convex lens d. convex mirror
10. Which type of material reflects the least amount of light?
a. transparent c. translucent
b. opaque d. prism
11. Why the blue object look black when viewed under the red light?
a. Because the red would be absorbed and there would be no blue light to be reflected.
b. Because the blue would be absorbed and there would be no red light to be reflected.
c. Because the red would be reflected and there would be no blue light to be absorbed.
d. Because the blue and red light would be absorbed.
12. Why does a rough surface cause a diffuse reflection?
a. Because light rays are reflected in many direction.
b. Because light rays are refracted in many direction.
c. Because light rays are diffracted in many direction.
d. Because light rays are transmitted in many direction.
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