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Year 5 Light

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An example of an opaque object is a:

a)

Window

b)

Lamp shade

c)

Glasses

d)

Brick

2.

Tinted glass is an example of:

a)

A translucent object

b)

A transparent object

c)

Refraction

d)

Reflection

3.

A shadow is formed when...

a)

A transparent object absorbs light

b)

Light passes through an opaque object

c)

An opaque object absorbs light

d)

Reflection occurs

4.

Translucent objects allow light to...

a)

Pass directly through

b)

Not pass through

c)

Pass partially through

d)

Refract

5.

Refraction occurs with....

a)

Transparent object

b)

Translucent objects

c)

Opaque objects

6.

Refraction occurs when...

a)

There is a change in a light ray direction

b)

Light is absorbed

c)

Mirrors are involved

d)

There is a change in direction of a sound wave

7.

Reflection is...

a)

A spoon

b)

The return of light waves from a surface

c)

When light waves change direction

d)

When light waves change speed

8.

What is happening here?

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9.

Light travels in

a)

straight lines

b)

curved lines

c)

backwards

d)

pink lines

10.

Explain what happened during the rainbow experiment.

What happened we tilted the glasses?

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11.

List 3 examples of translucent objects

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12.

List 3 examples of places we find reflection

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13.

Glass is translucent

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Human emit light

a)

true

b)

false

15.

A transparent object...

a)

Absorbs light

b)

Allows light to pass directly through it

c)

Creates a shadow

d)

Reflects an image