Light Energy Quiz

When is a shadow formed?

• When the light is turned off

• When the path of light is blocked by an object

• When an object falls to the floor

When an object blocks the path of light, what is formed?

• A shadow

• A reflection

• A fog

When an object moves closer to a light source, its shadow...

• gets bigger

• gets smaller

• stays the same

Which will make the darkest shadow?

• sheet of thin tissue paper

• glass window

• wooden chopping board

Materials that light can pass through in straight lines are called...

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

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Materials through which light cannot pass are called...

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

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Where would be a shady place to stand on a sunny day?

• In the sea

• Under a tree

• In the middle of a football field

Why do shadows made by the Sun move over the course of a day?

• Because the weather changes

• Because someone moves the objects

• Because the Sun appears to move across the sky each day

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When the Sun is behind you, your shadow is...

• behind you

• above you

• in front of you

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Shadows made by the Sun are the shortest...

• in the morning, when the Sun is rising

• at midday, when the Sun is directly overhead

• in the evening, when the sun is setting

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