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light shadow year 2 science

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a source of light?

a)

firefly

b)

ball

c)

sun

d)

torch

2.
Which source of light is natural?
a)
firworks
b)
lightbulb
c)
lightning
d)
headlights
3.

A shadow is created when...

a)

an object blocks the light

b)

an object lets light pass thru

c)

an object is above light

4.

Shadows are shortest ...

a)

at night

b)

in the morning

c)

in the middle of the day

d)

in the evening

5.

If you can see light through an object it is called...

a)

opaque

b)

plastic

c)

transparent

6.

An opaque object means that ...

a)

light passes through

b)

no light passes through

c)

some light passes through

d)

you can see through it

7.
Translucent objects let only some light pass thru?
a)
False
b)
True
8.

We can only see objects because...

a)

A light source illuminates the object

b)

Our eyes illuminates the objects

c)

The objects illuminate themselves

9.
What does the moon do?
a)
produces light
b)
reflects the suns light
c)
produces heat
10.
Light travels in..
a)
waves
b)
circles
c)
a straight line
11.

We can see things around us because of light reflecting off the object and into our eyes?

a)

True

b)

False

12.
Which will make the darkest shadow? Light shining on a...
a)
sheet of thin tissue paper
b)
glass window  
c)
wooden chopping board  
d)
none of the above
13.
What does reflection mean?
a)
Light bouncing off an object.
b)
Light is bending around an object.
c)
Light is moving through and object.
d)
This is no light.
14.

What causes sunlight to damage your skin?

a)

UG rays

b)

UL rays

c)

US rays

d)

UV rays

15.

Which object would be the best at reflecting light?

a)

Mirror

b)

Tree

c)

Book

d)

Ruler

16.

Which colours reflect more light?

a)

Bright colours

b)

Dark colours

17.

Is this a light source ?

a)

NO

b)

YES

18.

Is this a light source ?

a)

YES

b)

NO

19.

The Moon ................... light.

a)

gives

b)

reflects

20.

The Moon reflects light from the .............

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

21.

Can mirror reflect light ?

a)

NO

b)

YES

22.

Can wood reflects light ?

a)

NO

b)

YES

23.

Can water reflects light ?

a)

YES

b)

NO

24.

................ is when there is very little or no light.

a)

Darkness

b)

Light

25.

We can not see without some ..............

a)

dark

b)

light

26.

What help him to see around in the cave ?

a)

sun

b)

torch

27.
Light travels in..
a)
waves
b)
circles
c)
a straight line
28.
Which will make the darkest shadow? Light shining on a...
a)
sheet of thin tissue paper
b)
glass window  
c)
wooden chopping board  
d)
none of the above
29.

The closer the object is to the light source, the bigger the size of shadow.

a)

True

b)

False

30.
Opaque means...
a)
No light passes through it
b)
All light passes through it
c)
Some light passes through it
31.
Light travels in a straight line
a)
True
b)
False
32.

Why do we see objects as black?

a)

They absorb all light

b)

They reflect all light

c)

They reflect red and blue light.

d)

They reflect green and blue light.

33.

Which tool can be used to separate white light into colors of the visible spectrum?

a)

prism

b)

wave

c)

lens

d)

mirror

34.
Shadow is short when sun is overhead at
a)
 noon
b)
midnight
c)
night
d)
sunset
35.
True or False: The shadows are longest in the early morning and late afternoon. 
a)
True
b)
False
36.

The star at the center of the solar system around which the Earth and other planets orbit.

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

37.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
38.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
39.

A shadow is created when...

a)

an object blocks the light

b)

an object is above the light

c)

no light is present

d)

an object allows light to pass through

40.
Light travels
a)
around corners
b)
in a straight line
41.
Which images are opaque?
a)
A & C
b)
A,C,E, & F
c)
D, E, & F
d)
A & E
42.
Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.
a)
reflect
b)
bend
c)
absorb
d)
twist
43.
Opaque means...
a)
No light passes through it
b)
All light passes through it
c)
Some light passes through it
44.
Allows most light through
a)
eflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Translucent
d)
Transparent
45.
What does light do when it hits an object that it cannot pass through?
a)
It creates a shadow
b)
It passes through anyway
46.

A shadow is created when a light is absorbed by something transparent.

a)

true

b)

false

47.

Does the moon provide light?

a)

yes

b)

no

48.

opaque

a)

see through

b)

light

c)

something you can't see through

49.

If light hits something transparent , it will...

a)

make a shadow

b)

pass through

c)

stop

50.

What part of our body do we use to detect light?

a)
b)
c)
d)
51.

Which picture is showing darkness?

a)
b)
c)
d)
52.

Which picture is the brightest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
53.

Light travels as a ________ line.

a)
b)
c)
54.

Which image shows the artificial source of light?

a)
b)
c)
d)
55.

Select the natural source of light

a)
b)
c)
d)
56.
What is light?
a)
clear or easy to see through
b)
to put forth or send out
c)
a type of energy that makes things visible
d)
a transparent crystal used to separatelight
57.
What does it mean to be opaque?
a)
to put forth or send out
b)
to take in without motion
c)
unable to see through
d)
transparent material for focusing light
58.
What is a shadow?
a)
to form or reproduce an image by mirroring it
b)
transparent material for focusing light
c)
a type of energy that makes things visible
d)
a dark unlit shape caused by blocked light
59.
What does it mean to be transparent?
a)
a dark unlit shape caused by blocked light
b)
to take in without motion
c)
the tone or color of the skin
d)
clear or easy to see through
60.
not allowing any light to pass through
a)
transparent
b)
opaque
c)
translucent
d)
clear