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Light & Sound

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

How is a shadow formed?

a)

only when the moon goes in front of the sun

b)

when light from a light source is blocked by an object

c)

when an object stops producing light

d)

only during night time

2.

Which type of dangerous radiation is produced by the sun?

(a)  

3.

Which of the following things can UV radiation cause to our bodies?

a)

skin cancer

b)

hay fever

c)

damaged cells

d)

cataracts

e)

sunburn

4.

Darkness is caused by...

a)

light reflecting on surfaces

b)

the absence of light

c)

the moon producing darkness waves

5.

Light is required in order to...

a)

cook things

b)

see things

c)

water plants

6.

What does the size and shape of a shadow depend on?

a)

the moon's position

b)

distance of light from an object/ screen

c)

size of object

d)

the brightness of a light source

7.

How does light travel?

(a)  

8.

Why can objects be seen?

a)

because light bends around objects

b)

because light travels in a straight line from a light source to an object and then to our eyes

c)

because light travels in a straight line from a light source to our eyes

9.

Why do shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them?

a)

because light bends around an object

b)

because light travels in straight lines

c)

because light travels through the object

10.

Why can we hear sounds?

a)

because special radiation travels from the source of the sound to our ears

b)

because vibrations from the source of a sound travel through a medium to our ears

c)

because our ears have special sensors which detect sound radiation

11.

When thinking about sound, what does pitch mean?

a)

how long a sound lasts for

b)

how low or high a sound is

c)

how nice a sound is

12.

Finish the sentence. Sounds get fainter as...

a)

the distance from the sound source decreases

b)

the distance from the light source increases

c)

the distance from the sound source increases

d)

the distance from the light source decreases