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light

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light travels in straight lines until reflected by another object. Which illustration best shows the light being reflected?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which of the following is the best example of an object absorbing light?

a)

A black sweater in the sun.

b)

A clean window in the sun.

c)

A curved mirror in the sun.

d)

A long shadow in the sun.

3.

Which object refracted the laser beam?

a)

Silver locket

b)

Picture frame

c)

Glass marble

d)

Notebook

4.

Which of the following is demonstrated when light bounces off of mirrors or shiny surfaces?

a)

Scattering

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Reflection

5.

The bending or redirection of energy waves as they pass from one substance to another.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Lens

6.
How does light travel
a)
It curves around corners
b)
Really slow
c)
In a straight line
d)
In circles
7.
Which color reflects the least light?
a)
Black
b)
White 
c)
Blue
d)
Red
8.
Which of the following is the best reflector of light?
a)
Lens
b)
Microscope
c)
Mirror
d)
Prism
9.

When an object blocks light, you get

a)

an eclipse

b)

a surprise

c)

a shadow

d)

darkness

10.

Which object would reflect the most light?

a)

A polished metal knife

b)

A cricket bat

c)

A rusty tin

d)

A blue sheet of paper

11.

How do we see an object?

a)

Light reflects off the object and into our eyes.

b)

Light travels from our eyes and reflects off the object

c)

Light reflects off our eyes and enters the object

d)

The object produces its own light

12.

Which of these statements is false?

a)

Light travels very fast

b)

Light can pass through any material

c)

Light travels in straight lines

d)

We need light to see

13.
What three things may happen to light that strikes an object? 
a)
The light may be reflected, transmitted or absorbed.
b)
The light may be reflected and refracted.
c)
The light may be absorbed and transmitted.
14.
Light is a kind of.....
a)
reflection
b)
energy
c)
heat
d)
matter
15.
If a black and white car were in the parking lot all day. Compare the temperatures of the two cars.
a)
The black car would be cooler.
b)
The white car would be hotter.
c)
The black car would be hotter.
d)
They would be the same
16.

The following diagram shows the ray diagram when a torch light is torched towards a mirror. Which of the following is the correct reflected ray?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

The following diagram shows a driver who could see the image of a vehicle behind him without turning his back.

Why?

a)

Light travels in a straight line

b)

Light is refracted

c)

Light is reflected

d)

Light travels in two different mediums

18.

Ariff is watching a cat on a wall using a periscope. Which of the following is the correct reflected ray diagram in the periscope? Tick the correct answer.

a)
b)
c)

None

19.

When does the light is refracted?

a)

When light travels in a straight line

b)

When light is bounced

c)

When light travels in two different mediums

d)

When light cannot pass through an opaque object

20.

Which of the following shows the principle of light reflection? Tick the correct answers.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F