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Light and color practice

This 8th-grade classroom material helps students practice understanding light and color concepts through questions on the electromagnetic spectrum, absorption, and refraction. Students analyze and answer questions about visible light, wavelength order, and the effects of light interaction with materials.

By Edform · Science · Grade 8 · Published Oct 15, 2026 · New

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Questions

  1. Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible to the human eye?
  2. Which of the following are results of light being absorbed by a material?
  3. Put the colors of visible light in order from longest to shortest wavelength.
  4. Complete the sentence about refraction.
  5. Choose the correct words to complete the sentence.
  6. Sort each example based on what happens to light.
  7. Decide if each statement about light and color is true or false.
  8. What happens when white light passes through a prism?
  9. If light travels at 300,000 kilometers per second in a vacuum and slows to 200,000 kilometers per second in glass, by how much does its speed decrease?
  10. Match each term to its correct description.

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