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Light, shadow & reflection

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
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1.

A glowing LED bulb and a ringing bell are kept in a vaccum jar. A person looking at the jar will

a)

see the bulb glowing and hear the bell ringing

b)

hear the bell ringing but will not see the bulb glowing

c)

see the bulb glowing but will not hear the bell ringing

d)

neither see the glowing bulb nor hear the ringing bell

2.

What would be the colour of the shadow of a green ball?

a)

Black

b)

green

c)

Blue

d)

None of these

3.

You will see the shortest shadow of yourself in sunlight .......

a)

in the morning

b)

in the evening

c)

at noon

d)

in the night

4.

Which of the following is not always necessary to observe a shadow?

a)

sun

b)

source of light

c)

screen

d)

opaque object

5.

Ahmed observed the shadow of a tree at 8:00 am, 12:00 noon and 3:00 pm. Which of the following statements is closest to his observation about the shape and size of the shadow?

a)

the shape of the shadow of the tree changes but the size remains the same

b)

the size of the shadow of the tree changes but the shape remains the same

c)

Both the size and shape of the shadow of the tree change

d)

Neither the shape nor the size of the shadow changes

6.

Opaque material

a)

objects that emit light of their own

b)

a material that allows most of the light to pass through it

c)

a material that allows only a part of light to pass through it

d)

a material that does not allow any light to pass through it

7.

A patch of light is observed at B, when the torch is lighted as shown. Which of the following is kept at position A to get this patch of light?

a)

A wooden board

b)

A glass sheet

c)

A mirror

d)

A sheet of white papers.

8.

Look at the figure. What difference can be seen in the shadow formed on the screen in A and B ?

a)

shadow of A will be round

b)

shadow of B will be round

c)

Shadow of A will be bigger than shadow of B

d)

both will form the same type of shadow

9.

Lunar eclipse

a)

shadow cast by the moon on the earth

b)

shadow cast by the moon on the sun

c)

shadow cast by the earth on the moon

d)

shadow cast by the earth on the sun

10.

Solar eclipse

a)

shadow cast by the moon on the earth

b)

shadow cast by the moon on the sun

c)

shadow cast by the earth on the moon

d)

shadow cast by the earth on the sun

11.

Which of the following can never form a circular shadow?

a)

A ball

b)

A shoe box

c)

A flat disc

d)

An ice cream cone

12.

Which of the following will stop all light from passing through it?

A. shoe

B. pencil

C. cardboard

D. piece of thin cloth

a)

A,B and C

b)

B,C and D

c)

A,C and D

d)

A,B and D

13.

we can see the moon because it ...................

a)

absorbs light

b)

gives out light

c)

reflects light

d)

does not have a shadow

14.

A student observes a tree given in above figure through a pin hole camera. Which of the diagrams (a) to (d), depicts the image seen by her correctly?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Four students A, B, C and D looked through pipes of different shapes to see a candle flame as shown in figure given below. Through whose pipe the light will be visible ?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

A magnet comes to a rest in _________________ direction when freely suspended.

a)

north-south

b)

south-east

c)

north-west

d)

south-west

17.

A magnet can attract magnetic materials like ___________ and ____________.

a)

copper and aluminium

b)

steel and silver

c)

iron and steel

d)

iron and aluminium

18.

What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?

a)

They will repel each other.

b)

They will attract each other.

c)

Both magnets will turn to the left

d)

Both magnets will turn to the right

19.

What happens when two bar magnets repel each other?

a)

The poles of the magnets pull toward each other.

b)

The centers of the magnets pull toward each other.

c)

The centers of the magnets push away from each other.

d)

The poles of the magnets push away from each other.

20.

When two magnets attract, they ______________

a)

push apart

b)

change color

c)

get colder

d)

pull together

21.

What will happen when these magnets are brought near each other?

a)

They will repel each other.

b)

They will attract each other.

c)

They will stay at the same position.

22.

What would we call a nail that can pick up a paperclip because it is touching a magnet?

a)

force

b)

detector

c)

poles

d)

temporary magnet

23.

The space around a magnet where the force of a magnet can attract best is called__________

a)

horseshoe magnet

b)

magnetic field

c)

magnetism

d)

bar magnet

24.

Amy used a magnet to hold one piece of paper on the refrigerator. Later, she tried to use the same magnet to hold a stack of four pieces of paper, and the magnet wouldn't stick to the fridge. Why did this happen?

a)

The magnet needs glue

b)

The magnet couldn't hold due to the thickness of the paper

c)

Paper repels magnets

d)

A magnet isn't attracted to the refrigerator.

25.

Which statement is true?

a)

All magnets can attract large objects

b)

All Magnets have the Same shape and Size

c)

Magnets can not pull through Solids.

d)

All Magnets have a North and a South Pole

26.

Earth's magnetic South Pole is near Earth's geographic North Pole

a)

True

b)

False

27.

An electromagnet is a magnet that

a)

its strength can be varied and turned on and off

b)

always has a magnetic field around it

c)

has very little strength

28.

What TWO ways are electromagnets different from permanent magnets?

a)

they can be turned off and on

b)

they can increase in strength by increasing the current in the wire

c)

they are smaller in size

d)

they are permanant

29.

Permanent Magnets and Electromagnets are similar in which TWO ways?

a)

it can be turned off and on

b)

they both have a north and south pole

c)

they are surrounded by a magnetic field

30.

A compass needle shows us the magnetic field of

a)

the sun

b)

the moon

c)

Earth

d)

a magnet that is near by

31.

Observe the pictures A and B given below carefully. Which of the following statements is correct for the above given pictures ?

a)

In A, cars 1 and 3 will come closer and in B, cars 2 and 4 will come closer.

b)

In A, cars 1 and 3 will move away from each other and in B, cars 2 and 4 will move away.

c)

In A, cars 1 and 3 will move away and in B, 2 and 4 will come closer to each other

d)

In A, cars 1 and 3 will come closer to each other and in B, 2 and 4 will move away from each other

32.

Opaque material

a)

objects that emit light of their own

b)

a material that does not allow any light to pass through it

c)

a material that allows only a part of light to pass through it

d)

a material that allows most of the light to pass through it

33.

The arrangements to store two magnets is shown by figures (a), (b), (c) and (d). which one of them is the correct arrangement?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

which one of the given option is an unique property of an image ?

a)

A screen or surface is required to form

b)

Irrespective of the colour of the object, it is always black

c)

It will shows all the details of an object, including its colour.

d)

It always show the outline or the shape of the object and not the details.

35.

Three magnets A, B and C were dipped one by one in a heap of iron filings. The figures below show the amount of the iron filing sticking to them. The strength of these magnets will be

a)

A > B > C

b)

A < B < C

c)

A = B = C

d)

A < B > C

36.

Two ring magnets A and B are put through a rod as shown. Why is magnet A suspended over magnet B?

a)

The unlike poles of the magnets face each other

b)

The like poles of the magnets face each other

c)

The rod is made of a magnetic material

d)

Magnet X is lighter than magnet Y

37.

fastest thing

a)

cheetah

b)

sound

c)

revolution of earth

d)

light

38.

Magnetite

a)

each of the two points of a magnet where the magnetic strength is maximum

b)

a rock made of iron oxide that has magnetic properties

c)

the force exerted by a magnet on magnetic materials in its magnetic field

d)

to lose magnetism and magnetic properties

39.

Khalid set up an experiment as shown in the diagram here. Which of the following will make the shadow of the object bigger ?

a. The object is moved closer to the screen

b. The torch is moved closer to the object

c. The object is moved further away from the screen

a)

a and b only

b)

b and c only

c)

a and c only

d)

all of the above