A person has an object that they can see through clearly. The object transmits light so it can be described as being...
The visible spectrum
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
The back surface of the eye that detects light is called the __________.
The visible spectrum
Short answer
Year 8
1
No diagram
How many types of cone cell are in the eye of a person who has full colour vision?
The visible spectrum
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following explains why we see mainly in shades of grey in dim light?
The visible spectrum
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Match each set of colours of light with the colour that is seen when they enter a person's eyes. (All of the colours in each set have equal brightness.)
The visible spectrum
Matching
Year 8
5
No diagram
The screen on a mobile phone shows a yellow banana. Which of the following explains how it does this?
The visible spectrum
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
A rainbow shows the colours that white light can be separated into. They are always in the same order. This is called the visible light...
The visible spectrum
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
The diagram shows a 3D shape called a __________. When this shape is made out of glass or clear plastic, it can split white light into its component colours.
The visible spectrum
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
Diagram
Although a rainbow is actually a continuous range of colours, it is traditionally described as having seven colours. Starting with red, sort the seven colours of a rainbow into the correct order.
The visible spectrum
Ordering
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following statements describes how a rainbow is made?
The visible spectrum
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following can look like white light when it enters our eyes at the same time?
The visible spectrum
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
A person looks at a television screen and sees cyan, a secondary colour of light. Which of the following statements are correct?
The visible spectrum
Multiple choice
Year 8
3
No diagram
Which of the following words means ‘reflect light in many directions at once’?
Reflecting colour
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
A person sees a book. Which of the following statements explains how they see the book?
Reflecting colour
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following colours is seen when blue and red light of equal brightness enter the eye of a person who has full colour vision?
Reflecting colour
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following colours is seen when red and green light of equal brightness enter the eye of a person who has full colour vision?
Reflecting colour
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following are names of types of cells in the retina of the eye?
Reflecting colour
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
Which of the following are colours that can only be seen when light of more than one colour enters the eye?
Reflecting colour
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
Which of the following statements explains why a black object looks black?
Reflecting colour
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following statements explains why a white piece of paper looks white when white light shines on it?
Reflecting colour
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Using the RGB model of white light, we can represent white light using only red, green and blue rays. What does each colour of ray represent?
Reflecting colour
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Why does a white piece of paper look cyan when cyan light shines on it?
Reflecting colour
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Inside a room with no windows, the only light shining is a green light. Which of the following objects in the room look green?
Reflecting colour
Multiple choice
Year 8
3
No diagram
Inside a room with no windows, there is a lamp shining. The light from the lamp looks magenta. Match each object in the room with the colour it appears to be.
Reflecting colour
Matching
Year 8
4
No diagram
Which of the following is a definition of a translucent material?
A pinhole camera
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following describes a luminous object?
A pinhole camera
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
In diagrams, we can draw arrows to show the direction light travels, and where the light travels from and to. What are these arrows called?
A pinhole camera
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following is a definition of the word ‘image’?
A pinhole camera
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following statements is always necessary for you to be able to see an object?
A pinhole camera
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following statements explains why it is easier to see a dim lamp outdoors at night than in the day?
A pinhole camera
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following key terms means ‘turned upside–down’?
A pinhole camera
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
A ball moves through the air in daylight. The ball is not shiny and it is not black. Which of the following statements is correct?
A pinhole camera
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
Which of the following are needed for a pinhole camera to show a clear image?
A pinhole camera
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
A pupil makes a pinhole camera and uses it to make an image of a bulb. Then the pupil makes the pinhole larger. In which of the following ways does this change the image?
A pinhole camera
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
A pinhole camera makes an image of a filament bulb. Which of the following changes will make the image smaller?
A pinhole camera
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
A pupil holds up a pinhole camera at a short distance from a filament bulb that is switched on. Which of the following statements explains why an image of the bulb appears on the screen?
A pinhole camera
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following is a word meaning ‘representation of a real object’?
Reflected images
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following is a definition of the word ‘inverted’?
Reflected images
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following are definitions of the word ‘reflection’?
Reflected images
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
Which of the following describe the way a plane (flat) mirror reflects light?
Reflected images
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
In the laws of reflection, which of the following statements comparing the angle of incidence and angle of reflection are correct?
Reflected images
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
A pupil holds up a white screen at a short distance from a filament bulb that is switched on. Which of the following statements explains why a representation of the bulb does not appear on the screen?
Reflected images
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
A door is 4 m from a mirror. What is the distance between the door and the place where its reflection appears to be?
Reflected images
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
The picture shows four people and a cat looking at a mirror. Who can see the cat in the mirror?
Reflected images
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
Diagram
A pupil has a piece of card with the text ‘HELLO’ on it, as shown. They flip it around horizontally so that it faces a mirror. Which of the following reflections do they see in the mirror?
Reflected images
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
Diagram
Which of the following describes reflections seen in mirrors?
Reflected images
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following statements about virtual rays and virtual images are correct?
Reflected images
Multiple choice
Year 8
2
No diagram
Which of the following explains why we see images in mirrors?
Reflected images
Multiple choice
Year 8
1
No diagram
When a wave bounces back from a surface or boundary, this is called __________.
Refracting light
Short answer
Year 8
1
No diagram
Which of the following types of material transmit light?
