Light Energy Exploration
A Grade 7 science worksheet exploring the properties and behaviors of light energy, including reflection, refraction, and the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Light Energy Exploration
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculations.
1. Which of the following is NOT a property of light energy?
It travels in straight lines.
It can be refracted.
It has mass.
It travels at a very high speed.
2. What phenomenon is shown in the diagram below?
Reflection
Absorption
Dispersion
Diffraction
3. The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is called .
4. Light waves are part of the spectrum, which includes radio waves, X-rays, and gamma rays.
5. A shiny surface that bounces light back is called a .
6. White light is made up of all the colors of the rainbow.
True
False
7. Light travels faster through water than through air.
True
False
8. Explain the difference between reflection and refraction of light.
9. List three examples of objects that produce their own light (luminous objects).