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Heat, Light and Shadow

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a source of heat?

a)

stove

b)

sun

c)

calendar

d)

campfire

2.

Which of the following are natural sources of light? (chose more than 1)

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Which of the following is a transfer of heat through solids?

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Condensation

4.

What do we need to make a shadow?

a)

Light Source

b)

Object

c)

Surface

d)

Glass

5.

Rubbing two objects together will produce heat. What kind of heat transfer is that?

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

6.

Water vapour going up from boiling water is the heat transfer by

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

7.

Using the sun as a source of light, what time of the day is your shadow the longest?

a)

in the morning

b)

at noon

c)

in the afternoon

d)

at night

8.

What type of object will block off all light and will create the darkest shadow?

a)

opaque object

b)

translucent object

c)

transparent object

d)

plastic

9.

What can you do to warm your body?

a)

We eat ice cream

b)

We drink hot soup

c)

Playing ice skating

10.

Light travels in ______ line

a)

Curved

b)

Straight

c)

Zigzag

d)

Broken

11.

Identify the heat source that the four children are talking about.

Ethan: It's in the center of our solar system.

Ryu: It's important for the plants to do photosynthesis.

Fiolyn: It is the natural source of heat and light.

a)

Sun

b)

Stars

c)

Moon

d)

Meteors

12.

What gives off both heat AND light?

a)

Blowing ballon

b)

Burning woods

c)

Rubbing hands

d)

All of the above

13.

The length of a shadow depends on the angle at which the light beam is coming from. The nearer from the light beam is, the _______ the shadow is.

a)

lighter

b)

smaller

c)

shorter

14.

Which of the following will change color by heat? (chose all that apply)

a)

candle

b)

paper

c)

wood

d)

egg

15.

This is a natural source of heat

a)

True

b)

False

16.

This object will make _______ shadow

a)

no

b)

light

c)

dark

17.

This sweater will make us feel (a)  

18.

(a)   from the oven is important to bake cookies.

19.

The light transfers heat through radiation.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

We can see the shadow in the dark room.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which of the followings are artificial sources of light?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

The further the light source from an object, the smaller the shadow is.

a)

further, bigger

b)

further, smaller

c)

closer, smaller

23.

The fire from fireplace transfers ________

a)

heat

b)

light

c)

heat and light

d)

electricity

24.

We feel warm near the campfire because it give off heat by ________

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

25.

Using your own words, explain how the shadow is formed!

4 lines
26.

Write three uses of heat!

4 lines