Light Energy Worksheet
Explore the properties and behaviors of light energy, including reflection, refraction, diffraction, and the electromagnetic spectrum, suitable for Grade 10 Science students.
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Light Energy Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. Which of the following is NOT a property of light?
Reflection
Refraction
Convection
Diffraction
2. Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?
Violet
Green
Yellow
Red
1. The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is called .
2. The entire range of electromagnetic waves is known as the spectrum.
3. A device that separates white light into its constituent colors is a .
1. Explain the difference between a real image and a virtual image.
2. Describe how a prism separates white light into a spectrum of colors.

1. Light travels fastest through a vacuum.
True
False
2. All electromagnetic waves are visible to the human eye.
True
False
Match the term on the left with its definition on the right.
1. Wavelength
a. The bouncing back of light from a surface.
2. Frequency
b. The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs of a wave.
3. Reflection
c. The number of waves that pass a fixed point in unit time.
4. Absorption
d. The process by which light energy is converted into other forms of energy.