Year 5 Light

An example of an opaque object is a:

• Window

• Lamp shade

• Glasses

• Brick

Tinted glass is an example of:

• A translucent object

• A transparent object

• Refraction

• Reflection

A shadow is formed when...

• A transparent object absorbs light

• Light passes through an opaque object

• An opaque object absorbs light

• Reflection occurs

Translucent objects allow light to...

• Pass directly through

• Not pass through

• Pass partially through

• Refract

Refraction occurs with....

• Transparent object

• Translucent objects

• Opaque objects

Refraction occurs when...

• There is a change in a light ray direction

• Light is absorbed

• Mirrors are involved

• There is a change in direction of a sound wave

Reflection is...

• A spoon

• The return of light waves from a surface

• When light waves change direction

• When light waves change speed

What is happening here?

Light travels in

• straight lines

• curved lines

• backwards

• pink lines

Explain what happened during the rainbow experiment.

What happened we tilted the glasses?