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WorksheetsLight and Shadows
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
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1.
How does an opaque material affect light?
a)
It allows all light to travel through it
b)
It allows some light to travel through it
c)
It allows no light to travel through it
d)
none of the above
2.
You are making shadows with a torch and one hand. What could you do to make the shadow bigger?
a)
Use a smaller torch
b)
Move the torch further away from your hand
c)
Move the torch closer to your hand
3.
What causes shadows?
a)
Shadows are caused by the dark
b)
A shadow appears when light cannot pass through an object
c)
Shadows are only caused by the Sun going behind a cloud
d)
A shadow is formed when the light changes colour to black
4.
Outdoors, shadow is shortest at what time of day?
a)
morning
b)
noon
c)
evening
5.
Shadows are made with transparent material.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The shadow of an object does not show
a)
the colour of the object
b)
the shape of the object
c)
the outline of the object
d)
none of these
7.
The shape and size of a shadow depends on
a)
the shape and size of the object
b)
the position of the source of light
c)
the distance between the source of light and object
d)
all of the above
8.
A Solar Eclipse happens when the _______________ blocks the _________________.
a)
Earth blocks the Sun.
b)
Moon blocks the Earth.
c)
Sun blocks the Moon.
d)
Moon blocks the Sun.
9.
The following shows a ___________________ eclipse happening.
a)
Solar
b)
Lunar
10.
A Lunar Eclipse happens when the _______________ blocks the _________________.
a)
Earth casts a shadow on the Sun.
b)
Moon casts a shadow on the Earth.
c)
Sun casts a shadow on the Moon.
d)
Earth casts a shadow on the Moon
11.
What happens every 24 hours?
a)
The moon goes around the Sun once.
b)
A week passes
c)
Earth makes one complete rotation on its axis.
12.
Day and night happen because?
a)
The Earth is spinning.
b)
The Sun and the moon hide behind the clouds.
c)
Someone turns off the lights.
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