Science Questions

Rebecca was deciding what color to paint her room. She was in between sky blue, sea green, or canary yellow. While thinking about which color would be best, she wondered why things had color at all, such as the sky being blue. What makes the sky appear to be blue?

• Only blue light can pass through the atmosphere without hitting particles.

• The particles in the atmosphere are naturally blue.

• Only blue light is absorbed by the particles in the atmosphere.

• Only blue light is reflected by the particles in the atmosphere.

Emil shows his little brother how light interacts with objects. He also teaches his brother the difference between translucent, transparent, and opaque. Use the graphic organizer to sort these objects from their home into their proper categories.

 

Groups:

(a) Transparent

,

(b) Translucent

,

(c) Opaque

• wooden table

• glass of water

• dirty window

• refrigerator door

• smart phone protector screen

• tissue paper

Jocelyn was researching what makes certain surfaces have mirror-like qualities. She knows that most mirrors are made from aluminum, as are soda cans. She wondered why she can see her face in a mirror but not in a soda can.

The mirror is polished smooth, so that (a)   reflection occurs. The soda can, however, has a rougher surface, so that (b)   reflection occurs.​ ​

• irregular
• reflect
• refract
• regular
• diffuse

He wanted to learn more about the blood from his scraped knee, so he took out his microscope and created a slide of his blood. With the magnification provided by the microscope, Adit saw that his blood was made up of many red cells in a clear fluid. Which of the following provides magnification in a microscope?

• concave mirrors

• convex mirrors

• concave lenses

• convex lenses

Adit wanted a better look at the cut on his chin, so he used his mother’s makeup mirror to make the area look larger. What type of mirror was used in the makeup mirror?

• curved

• concave

• flat

• convex

A leaf is green because

• All colors are reflected except green

• The light is not part of the EM

• All colors are absorbed except green

• The sun light shining on the leaf is green

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Check all the PRIMARY COLOURS.

• Red

• Magenta

• Green

• Yellow

• Blue

A convex lens curves ____________.

• outward
• inward
• opaque
• refracts

Click on the color of white light will be reflected on the apple.