Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque

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The table shows what happens to different materials when a light is shone through them. What property of light does Material U have?

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transparent

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What property of light does Material W have? Options: translucent, transparent, opaque

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translucent

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What happens to different materials when a light is shone through them? Options: translucent, transparent, opaque

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opaque

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The picture shows a light beam shining at a rectangular object. Which statement about the object is most likely to be true?

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The object is opaque because light cannot travel through it.

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The table shows what Anna saw when she shone a light on different objects. Which object is the MOST transparent? Options: Y, Z, X, W

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X

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The table shows what Russell saw when he held objects up to the sunlight. Which object is most opaque? Options: W, Z, U, V, X

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Z

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What happens to light in an object that is translucent?

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Light hits the object and some of the light is able to travel through.

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What happens to light in an object that is opaque?

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Light hits the object and none of the light is able to travel through.

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Which type of material would be the best choice for building a greenhouse? Options: a transparent material because it allows some of the light to shine through, a translucent material because it allows most of the light to shine through, a transparent material because it allows all of the light to shine through, a translucent material because it allows some of the light to shine through

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a transparent material because it allows all of the light to shine through

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Mark is told to find a transparent object in his refrigerator. Which object should he pick? Options: a yogurt container, a clear glass bottle of water, a stick of butter, a carton of eggs

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a clear glass bottle of water