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Light

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Wall is...

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

d)

None

2.

Clear glass is...

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

d)

None

3.

Frosted glass is...

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

d)

None

4.

A material that allows ALL light to pass through easily so images are seen clearly, is....

a)

Opaque

b)

Transluscent

c)

Transparent

d)

None

5.

A material that allows SOME light to pass through so images are not clearly seen, is....

a)

Opaque

b)

Transluscent

c)

Transparent

d)

None

6.

A material that allows NO light to pass through so NO images are seen, is....

a)

Opaque

b)

Transluscent

c)

Transparent

d)

None

7.

Thin curtains are..

a)

Opaque

b)

Transluscent

c)

Transparent

d)

None

8.

Why is a shadow formed?

a)

Light bounces off the object and a shadow is formed

b)

Opaque objects block ALL light from passing through it.

c)

Transparent objects block light from passing through it

d)

Light travels AROUND an object and makes a shadow behind it.

9.

LIGHT TRAVELS........

a)

In wiggly lines

b)

In bent lines

c)

In zig zag lines

d)

In straight lines

10.

How do we see an object..?

a)

We look at it with our eyes and it are just there

b)

Light comes out from our eyes shines on to the object

c)

Light from a source reflects off the object and then into our eyes

d)

Light from a source bounces into our eyes and then out onto the object

11.

How could you show that light travels in a straight line? (2 correct answers)

a)

Shine a torch at a wall in front of you

b)

Shine a light source at an object around a corner

c)

Light a candle

d)

Use a light source to make a shadow

12.

Which is NOT a light source?

a)

Sun

b)

Spotlight

c)

Torch

d)

Eye

13.

How many colours are there in the visible spectrum?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

11

14.

What can be used to split white light into the visible spectrum? (2 answers)

a)

WALL

b)

PRISM

c)

RAIN WATER

d)

APPLE

15.

which scientist split white light into the visible spectrum using prisms?

a)

Gallileo Gallilei

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Albert Einstein

16.

When light is REFRACTED it is ......

a)

Speeded up

b)

Bent

c)

Stopped

d)

turned around a corner

17.

Light is refracted or bent because it travels from ..

a)

One planet to another

b)

One torch to another torch

c)

One medium (material) to a different medium

d)

An opaque object to another opaque object

18.

Light will bend or REFRACT when it travels from (2 answers)

a)

Air to Water

b)

Water to Water

c)

Glass to Air

d)

Glass to Wood

19.

What could we make to help us see an object over a wall?

a)

Telescope

b)

Microscope

c)

Periscope

d)

Optiscope

20.

What does this photograph show you? (2 answers)

a)

Light travels in straight lines

b)

Shadows are formed by opaque objects

c)

It is a cloudy day

d)

The people are transparent objects

21.

If we look at a green object through a green filter it will be..

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Black

d)

Yellow

22.

If we look at a green object through a red filter it will appear to be..

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Black

d)

Yellow

23.

What is the BLACK part of the eye called?

a)

Iris

b)

Cornea

c)

Pupil

d)

Optic nerves

24.

What is the BROWN part of the eye called?

a)

Iris

b)

Cornea

c)

Pupil

d)

Optic nerves

25.

If the IRIS opens wide - it wants to....

a)

Let MORE light into the eye so we can see in the dark

b)

Let LESS light into the eye so we can see in the dark.

c)

Make your eyesight worse

d)

Change to colour of your eyes