Chapter 9 Multiple choice test

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There is only one correct answer to each question. Tick () the box next to the answer that you think is right.

1 Which of the following is the speed of light?A 3 metres per secondB 30 metres per secondC 300 metres per secondD 300 000 000 metres per second

2 Policemen wear yellow jackets when on duty during the night. These jackets make them easy to see. Which is the best explanation of this?A yellow is easy on the eyes at nightB the yellow material is made to reflect light wellC yellow is their uniform colourD street lights are yellow, so other colours can’t be seen

3 If a capital letter R is seen in an ordinary mirror, what does it look like?A B

C D

4 What is the correct name for a glass or plastic shape that splits white light into the colours of the spectrum?A block B lensC prism D rainbow

5 When you look at your face in a mirror, where does your face appear to be?

A an equal distance behind the mirror to what you are in frontB a long way behind the surface of the mirrorC on the surface of the mirrorD just in front of the mirror

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Chapter 9 Multiple choice test

6 Kate has a fish tank on her window sill. When she looks through it, the outside looks as if it has been moved sideways. This is because ofA absorption B reflectionC refraction D solution

Questions 7–9 refer to the following drawing of a caver in a cave.

7 Which answer explains why no sunlight gets into the cave chamber?A it is night timeB the cave is undergroundC the light cannot get round the wiggles in the tunnelD the caver’s lamp is brighter than the sunlight

8 Which of the following is not a source of light?A candle B caver’s lampC mirror D sun

9 If his lamp stopped working, what would the caver be able to see?A the tunnel to the cave B a mirrorC nothing D the walls of the cave

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Chapter 9 Multiple choice test

Questions 10–12 are about coloured floodlights for the school play. As the actors stand under different lights their costumes look different colours.

10 If the red floodlight only is shone on James, what colour does his costume look?A black B blueC green D red

11 Which answer gives the correct colours as seen by the audience?A red, green B red, yellowC yellow, green D yellow, yellow

12 The actors move about on the stage. The table shows the lights they are under when they stop. Which answer gives the correct colours as seen by the audience?

Lucy under the red floodlight only

James under the green floodlight only

Will under the blue floodlight only

A red, black, blue B yellow, black, blueC red, blue, white D yellow, blue, white

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