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Light and energy

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heat is...

a)

the amount of thermal energy

b)

the transfer of thermal energy

c)

both are correct

2.

Train tracks have a gap between themselves because...

a)

they contract in hot days

b)

they expand in hot days

c)

they look more beautiful

3.

When two objects are in contact, the transfer of thermal energy is called...

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

4.

When heat is transferred by electromagnetic waves, this is called...

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

refraction

5.

A cork is an example of a...

a)

refraction

b)

insulator

c)

conductor

6.

These ones are not conductors

a)

metals, water and gold.

b)

glass, plastic and rubber.

c)

silver and metal pan.

7.

The hotter molecules rise up and the colder molecules move down. This is called...

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

8.

What's the name of this change of state?

(a)  

9.

What's the name of this change of state?

(a)  

10.

The atoms in a gas are close to each other.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In the evaporation, the atoms...

a)

start to move faster

b)

star to move slower

c)

don't move themselves

12.

Heat can't cause chemical changes.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Thermal energy causes the molecules to vibrate.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Light travels in curve lines.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A mobile phone is a natural source of light.

a)

False

b)

True

16.

Translucent objects...

a)

block all the light.

b)

block some light.

c)

don't block the light.

17.

Light is a form or... energy that is transferred through...

a)

radiant/radiation

b)

thermal/conduction

c)

radiant/convection

18.

When light bounces off a surface and it changes direction, this is called...

a)

radiation

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

19.

Mirrors change the direction of the light.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

White light is made of...

a)

black and white

b)

all the different colours

c)

only white light

21.

When light passes from one medium to another and changes direction, this is called...

a)

radiation

b)

reflection

c)

refraction