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LIGHT AND HEAT

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A cut piece of clear glass or plastic in the form of a triangle or other geometric shape.
a)
Person
b)
Prison
c)
Prism
d)
Preacher
2.
Allows little to no light through.
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opal
d)
Opaque
3.
The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another.
a)
Reaction
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Repost
4.
Blurs light as it passes through
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opaque
d)
Refraction
5.

Allows most light through

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Translucent

d)

Transparent

6.
Light is a kind of.....
a)
reflection
b)
energy
c)
heat
d)
matter
7.

What does the pencil in this picture show about light?

a)

Light is refracted when it hits a curved object.

b)

Light is reflected when it hits a curved object.

c)

Light is refracted when it passes from air into water.

d)

Light is reflected when it passes from air into water.

8.
What kind of path does light take?
a)
It travels in a straight line until it hits something or goes through it.
b)
It bounces off all objects.
c)
It curves around all objects.
d)
It goes through all objects.
9.

Which material is NOT translucent?

a)

Brick

b)

Tissue paper

c)

Thin sheet of plastic

d)

Frosted glass

10.
What is light?
a)
A form of energy
b)
A form of sound
c)
bright stuff
d)
A form of excitement
11.
Which material is transparent?
a)
Clear glass
b)
Tissue paper
c)
Shoe
d)
Wax paper
12.

What is the correct order of the colors of the rainbow?

a)

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

b)

Red, orange, yellow, blue, green, indigo, violet

c)

Orange, yellow, red, blue, purple, indigo

d)

Red, orange, yellow, green, indigo

13.

What is the name of the object used to separate light?

a)

Prism

b)

flashlight

c)

water

d)

Glass

14.

Click on the NATURAL sources of light

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What is the FASTEST type on energy in the Universe?

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Light energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Mechanical energy

16.

What type of reaction happens when you light a candle?

a)

Chemical reaction

b)

Physical reaction

c)

Artificial reaction

d)

Natural reaction

17.

When light hits a lemon, what colour is reflected?

a)

Green

b)

Indigo

c)

Violet

d)

Yellow

18.

When light hits an object and bounces in another direction is called...

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Miracle

d)

Chemical reaction

19.

When light changes direction as it passes from one material into another is called

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Miracle

d)

Chemical reaction

20.

What is the best REFLECTOR?

a)

A glass

b)

A mirror

c)

A tomato

d)

A plastic cup

21.

What do lenses do with light?

a)

They reflect light

b)

They transform light into sound

c)

They refract light

d)

They absorb light

22.

What can you see in the picture?

a)

A mirror

b)

Glasses

c)

A piece of glass

d)

A painting

23.

What do we do when we heat an object?

a)

We add thermal energy

b)

We add chemical energy

c)

We add light energy

d)

We add sound energy

24.

They transfer heat very well, they are

a)

Thermal conductors

b)

Thermal insulators

c)

Transparent materials

d)

Opaque materials

25.

They do not transfer heat very well. They are

a)

Thermal conductors

b)

Thermal insulators

c)

Transparent materials

d)

Opaque materials

26.

Copper and aluminium are good

a)

Insulators

b)

Conductors

c)

Refractors

d)

Reflectors

27.

Wool, plastic and wood are good

a)

Conductors

b)

Insulators

c)

Refractors

d)

Reflectors

28.

What are the three effects of thermal energy?

a)

Melting, evaporation and expansion

b)

Refraction, Reflection and absorption

c)

Melting, evaporation and reflection

d)

Transparent, opaque and translucent