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Unit 21:Light and Heat

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is light?

a)

A form of energy that lets us see heat

b)

A form of energy that lets us see objects

c)

A source of sunlight

d)

A type of colour

2.

Which type of material is this : 'Materials only let some light pass through them'

a)

Transparent

b)

Opaque

c)

Transformation

d)

Translucent

3.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

4.

What do we call a material that light can travel through?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

medium

d)

pathway

5.
When light bends it is ______
a)
Reflection
b)
Absorption
c)
refraction 
d)
optical density
6.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
7.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
8.
How is heat transferred when boiling a pot of water on the stove?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
combustion
d)
radiation
9.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
10.

The handle of a metal spoon warms up when it is placed in a hot bowl of soup because of

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

insulation.

11.

A pot is placed directly on a stove. The pot gets hot due to

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

12.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

13.

The heat from a lamp allows a lizard to remain warm. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

insulation

14.

What can you use to see all the different colors in white light?

a)

A flashlight

b)

A shadow

c)

A camera

d)

A prism

15.

How many components of white light?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

16.

When we look through a lens, we observe that the image of an object gets distorted because _________________.

a)

light undergoes refraction.

b)

light undergoes reflection.

c)

light of different colours travel at different speeds.

d)

light disappear.

17.

Light travels in a _________ ______________.

(a)  

18.

Red light travels the fastest so, it __________________.

a)

refracts the most

b)

refracts the least

c)

doesn't refract.

d)

it refracts the slowest.

19.

Dispersion occurs because light of different colours travel at different speeds.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Light bends because it changes its s (a)   as it enters another medium.