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Light, Shadows and Reflections - 2_2

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What exactly are shadows?

a)

AN IMAGE WITH COLOURS

b)

When an opaque object comes in the path of light

c)

An plain image

2.

What do green plants use during photosynthesis?

a)
Hydrogen
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Oxygen
e)

Light Energy of the sun

3.

What two essential things does photosynthesis produce?

a)

(a) Starch and oxygen

b)

(b) Heat and light

c)

(c) Water and carbon dioxide

d)

(d) Nitrogen and hydrogen

4.

Where does the energy in wood burning for cooking or warmth come from?

a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Wind power
c)

We utilise Sun's energy locked in plants

d)
Nuclear fusion
5.

How did the energy in fossil fuels like coal and gas get there?

a)
From the energy of the sun
b)
From the remains of aliens who visited Earth
c)

From light energy of the Sun. From the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.

d)
From the core of the Earth
6.

Which one of the following is NOT directly dependent on sunlight energy?

a)
Electricity
b)
Solar panels
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Wind energy
7.

How far apart were Galileo and his assistant when they attempted to measure the speed of light?

a)

(a) A few meters

b)

(b) Around one kilometer

c)

(c) Several kilometers

d)

(d) It's not mentioned in the passage.

8.

What did Galileo and his assistant hold in their hands?

a)

(a) Telescopes

b)

(b) Stopwatches

c)

(c) Lanterns with shutters

d)

(d) Mirrors

9.

How did Galileo's assistant know when to open their lantern's shutter?

a)

(a) By following a pre-arranged signal

b)

(b) By counting to a specific number

c)

(c) By seeing Galileo's lantern flash

d)

(d) It's not explained in the passage.

10.

What did Galileo expect to find by dividing the distance between them by the measured time?

a)

(a) The distance to the nearest star

b)

(b) The age of the universe

c)

(c) The size of the Earth

d)

(d) The speed of light

11.

Why was Galileo's experiment unsuccessful?

a)

(a) The lanterns weren't bright enough

b)

(b) The hilltops were too close together

c)

(c) Human reaction time is too slow for such measurements

d)

(d) They forgot to account for the Earth's rotation

12.

______ holds the record for the fastest speed,

a)
Turtle
b)
Sound
c)
Molasses
d)
Light
13.

How fast, in kilometers per second, does light travel in air?

a)
500 kilometers per second
b)
100 kilometers per second
c)

300,000 kilometers per second

d)
1,000 kilometers per second
14.

How fast will light travel between Delhi and Chennai?

a)

1/200 rd of a second

b)

1/150 th of a second

c)

1/100 th of a second

d)

1/125 th of a second

15.

Can any object travel as fast as light?

a)
Only if it's a small object
b)
No, light is not the fastest thing in the universe
c)
Yes, any object can travel as fast as light
d)
No
16.

How long does it take for the light from a distant star to reach Earth?

a)

a) Thousands of years

b)

b) Hundreds of years

c)

c) Millions of years

d)

d) Light travels instantly from stars

17.

What is the distance between the Earth and the Sun

a)
500,000 miles (804,672 kilometers)
b)

100 million miles (1600 lakh kilometers)

c)

93 million miles (1485 lakh kilometers)

d)
1 billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers)
18.

Light travels from the sun to the Earth in ______ minutes

a)
24
b)
60
c)

8.5

d)
12
19.

Light takes several years to travel between the Sun and the Earth

a)
False
b)
True
c)
Partially true
d)
Depends on the time of day
20.

Why does light take millions of years to travel from some stars to the Earth?

a)
Because light is slow
b)
Due to gravitational pull
c)
Vast distances in space
d)
Because of the Earth's atmosphere
21.

What do you see when you look up to see the stars?

a)

a) Present-day appearance of stars

b)

b) Reflection of Earth's light

c)

c) Stars as they are right now

d)

d) Past appearance of stars

22.

If a far-off star explodes today, when will the explosion be visible on Earth?

a)

a) Immediately

b)

b) Thousands of years later

c)


c) Millions of years later

d)

d) It will never be visible on Earth

23.

What are the natural sources of light?

a)

The sun, stars, firefly and fire

b)
Lamps, candles, and flashlights
c)
Light bulbs, street lamps, and car headlights
d)
Television, computer screens, and smartphones
24.

Name some Man-made sources of light.

a)
Electric bulbs, fluorescent tubes, LED lights, candles, and torches
b)
Stars and galaxies
c)
Fireflies and bioluminescent organisms
d)
Sunlight and moonlight
25.

light bulb

a)

luminous object

b)

non-luminous object

26.

table

a)

luminous object

b)

non-luminous object

27.

torch

a)

luminous object

b)

non-luminous object

28.

window

a)

luminous object

b)

non-luminous object

29.

glow worm

a)

luminous object

b)

non-luminous object

30.

firefly

a)

luminous object

b)

non-luminous object

31.

mirror

a)

luminous object

b)

non-luminous object

32.

earth

a)

luminous object

b)

non-luminous object

33.

fire

a)

luminous object

b)

non-luminous object

34.

moon

a)

luminous object

b)

non-luminous object

35.

What are Luminous objects?

a)
Objects that absorb light
b)
Objects that reflect light
c)
Objects that are completely dark
d)
Objects that emit their own light
36.

What CANNOT luminous objects do?

a)

show light

b)

reflect light

c)

give off

d)

emit light

37.

What are non luminous objects?

a)
Objects that do not produce their own light
b)
Objects that are hot to the touch
c)
Objects that are transparent
d)
Objects that emit light
38.

Why can we see objects clearly during the day?

a)
Because of the presence of artificial light during the day
b)

Because of the ample natural light available during the day which is reflected by the object

c)
Because of the excessive heat during the day
d)
Because of the lack of natural light during the day
39.

Moon is a _________ (luminous/non-luminous) object

a)
non-luminous
b)
bright
c)
luminous
d)
shiny
40.

What is the luminosity status of both the Moon and the Earth?

a)
The Earth is luminous but the Moon is non-luminous
b)
Both the Moon and the Earth are non-luminous
c)
The Moon is luminous but the Earth is non-luminous
d)
Both the Moon and the Earth are self-luminous
41.

How do the Moon and Earth acquire their light?

a)
From the Earth's core
b)
From the stars
c)
From the Sun
d)
From the atmosphere
42.

What term describes the phenomenon of the Moon and Earth reflecting light from another source?

a)
Earthshine
b)
Moonbeam
c)
Starshine
d)
Sunburn
e)

Borrowed light

43.

Where do the Moon and Earth primarily borrow their light from?

a)
The Sun
b)
The galaxies
c)
The planets
d)
The stars