5th grade Energy

Which is translucent?

• tissue paper
• air
• wood
• clear plastic

What is a property of a transparent object?

• Almost all of the light rays that reach it are scattered.
• Almost all of the light rays that reach it are absorbed.
• Almost all of the light rays that reach it are reflected.
• Almost all of the light rays that reach it pass through it.

What is most likely to happen to light that hits an opaque object?

• All of the light passes through the object.
• None of the light passes through the object.
• Most of the light disappears.
• Some of the light passes through the object.

Which is transparent?

• a wooden fence
• clean water
• aluminum foil
• a purple balloon

If you wanted a gift to be a surprise, what kind of container would you put it in?

• transparent
• thick
• opaque
• translucent

What does it mean to refract?

• bounce off
• to bend
• curve outward
• reflect

What happens when light hits a mirror?

• it makes a color
• it reflects
• it makes a rainbow
• it passes through

How does light travel?

• in a wavy path
• in a straight path
• in a zig zag path

What is a prism?

• a transparent object that separates white light
• an opaque object that appears black
• a translucent object

A wood door is 

• translucent
• transparent 
• opaque