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Light, Shadow & Reflection

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What is our main source of light?

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

trees

2.

A source of light made by man

a)

Natural light

b)

Artificial light

c)

sunglasses

3.

Which one of these items is NOT a light source?

a)

Sun

b)

Stars

c)

book

4.

Is light necessary to be able to see?

a)

YES

b)

NO

5.

Which is a source of light

a)

candle

b)

table

c)

mirror

6.

Which source of light is natural?

a)

fireworks

b)

lightning

c)

light bulb

7.

What does the moon do?

a)

gives light

b)

reflects the suns light

c)

gives heat

8.

Which colours reflect more light?

a)

Bright colours

b)

Dark colours

9.

Can we see any objects in the dark?

a)

No

b)

Yes

10.

A lightbulb is an example of..

a)

natural light

b)

real light

c)

man-made light

11.
Things make shadows because they ______ light.
a)
BLOCK
b)
PASS
12.

The moon is a..

a)

light source

b)

reflector

13.

What causes shadows?

a)

An object blocking the light source

b)

The water cycle

c)

The moon

14.

What time of day are shadows the shortest?

a)

Early morning

b)

Late Morning

c)

Noon

d)

Sunset

15.
True or False: The shadows are longest in the early morning and late afternoon. 
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-
a)
absorbed
b)
reflected
c)
refracted
d)
stopped
17.
A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-
a)
always travels in a straight line
b)
bends when it passes through water
c)
makes the water in the glass evaporate
d)
reflects the pencil on the water's surface
18.

RIDDLE ;- I can only live where there is light, but I die if the light shines on me. What am I?

a)

Reflection

b)

Opaque object

c)

Shadow

d)

Luminous Object