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All about Light

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light always travels in a ____________ line.

a)

straight

b)

curved

c)

elliptical

d)

none

2.

The intensity of the light can be measured using a _______________.

a)

intensity

b)

volt meter

c)

stop watch

d)

light meter

3.

The unit of light intensity.

a)

Meter

b)

lamp

c)

lux

d)

volt

4.

________________ often use light meter.

a)

doctors

b)

office workers

c)

photographers

d)

layers

5.

As one gets further (far) from a light source, the intensity of light ______________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

6.

A form of energy that we can see.

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Heat

d)

Force

7.

100 000 lux


This light intensity can usually be found in ______________.

a)

shady place

b)

starlight

c)

direct sunlight

d)

overcast day

8.

Which of the following is not important to measure light intensity?

a)

For safety

b)

For plant growth

c)

For listening

d)

For photographer

9.

Why does a banana look yellow?

a)

it reflects yellow wavelengths of light and absorbs most other wavelengths

b)

it absorbs yellow wavelengths of light and reflects most other wavelengths

10.

what is the correct order of the visible light spectrum?

a)

red, yellow, green, orange, blue, violet and indigo

b)

indigo, blue, violet, orange, yellow, green and red

c)

violet, blue, indigo, green, yellow, orange and red

d)

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet

11.
Things make shadows because they ______ light.
a)
BLOCK
b)
PASS
12.
What does it mean to reflect?
a)
bounce off
b)
bend
c)
refract
d)
energy
13.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
14.
What happens when light hits a mirror?
a)
it makes a color
b)
it reflects
c)
it makes a rainbow
d)
it passes through
15.
What does transparent mean?
a)
some light is able to pass through
b)
no light is able to pass through
c)
all light is able to pass through
16.
Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.
a)
reflect
b)
bend
c)
absorb
d)
twist
17.
Another name for light bending is ....
a)
Reflaction
b)
Absorbing
c)
Refraction
d)
mirror
18.
What does light do when it hits an object that it cannot pass through?
a)
It creates a shadow
b)
It passes through anyway
19.

How the shadow formed at 12 pm?

a)

short

b)

long

20.

How the shadow formed at 7 am?

a)

short

b)

long

21.

Choose the correct shadow!

a)
b)
c)
22.
rainbow
a)
light is reflected
b)
light is refracted
c)
light is absorbed
23.
What is a piece of glass that bends white light?
a)
Visible
b)
Stain Glass
c)
Prism
24.

What happens to the size of a shadow as you move the object closer to the light source.

a)

it gets larger

b)

it gets smaller

c)

nothing

d)

it turns into a different shape shadow

25.

When an object moves closer to a light source, its shadow...

a)

gets smaller

b)

gets bigger

c)

changes shape

d)

stays the same size

26.

The further the doll (object) to the wall (screen), the ___________ the shadow size.

a)

smaller

b)

bigger

27.

Shadows do not depend on the ________ of the object.

a)

size

b)

colour

c)

shape

d)

light

28.

The factors that effecting the size of the shadows are ..... (2 answers)

a)

the position of light source

b)

the distance between the light source and object

c)

the distance between the object and the screen

d)

the orientation of the object

29.

A __________ is a transparent object with refracting surfaces that separate white light into a spectrum of colors.

a)

rainbow

b)

prism

c)

cloud

30.
Which of these causes the colors in a rainbow to separate?
a)
sunlight passing through raindrops
b)
strong winds
c)
Earth's gravity
d)
different colors of light going at different speeds
31.

What do you feel when you see rainbow ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

How many colors are in the rainbow ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Where will the tree's shadow be?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

34.

The marks on a sun dial show __________ intervals

a)

shadow

b)

time

c)

season

d)

marks

35.

A shadows length is the shortest at ___________

a)

noon

b)

Sun rise

c)

Sun set

d)

4:00 pm

36.

What time is it in picture A

a)

12 P.M.

b)

8 A.M.

c)

4 P.M.

d)

12 A.M.

37.

What time is it in picture B

a)

12 P.M.

b)

8 A.M.

c)

4 P.M.

d)

12 A.M.

38.

What time is it in picture C

a)

12 P.M.

b)

8 A.M.

c)

4 P.M.

d)

12 A.M.

39.

When the sun rises in the morning, your shadow is _______ and points ________

a)

short, west

b)

long, west

c)

short, east

d)

long, east

40.

A sundial is used to ...

a)

tell the time of day

b)

measure temperature

c)

tell the day of the year

d)

measure the tenths of objects