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P4 - Light And Shadow

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you can see light through an object it is called...

a)

opaque

b)

plastic

c)

transparent

2.

An opaque object means that ...

a)

light passes through

b)

no light passes through

c)

some light passes through

d)

you can see through it

3.
Which will make the darkest shadow? Light shining on a...
a)
sheet of thin tissue paper
b)
glass window  
c)
wooden chopping board  
d)
none of the above
4.

Which object would be the best at reflecting light?

a)

Mirror

b)

Tree

c)

Book

d)

Ruler

5.
Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.
a)
reflect
b)
bend
c)
absorb
d)
twist
6.

A boy saw a butterfly when he turned on his lamp.

Which of the following shows how the path of light enabled the boy to see the butterfly?

a)

from lamp to butterfly to boy

b)

from lamp to boy to butterfly

c)

from boy to lamp to butterfly

d)

from boy to butterfly to lamp

7.

In a dark room, a white light source shines a beam of light through a triangular hole to cast light on the screen.

There is a transparent blue glass block between the triangular hole and the screen.

Which of the following image will be shown on the screen?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Light travels

a)

around corners

b)

in a straight line

c)

in the air

d)

in water

9.
Which images are opaque?
a)
A & C
b)
A,C,E, & F
c)
D, E, & F
d)
A & E
10.

If light hits something transparent , it will...

a)

make a shadow

b)

pass through

c)

stop

11.

When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.

a)

longer

b)

gone

c)

shorter

d)

darker

12.
Which source of light is natural?
a)
firworks
b)
lightbulb
c)
lightning
d)
headlights
13.

Which is NOT a source of light?

a)

firefly

b)

ball

c)

sun

d)

torch

14.

Which of the following is a man made source of light?

a)

A book

b)

A car

c)

A torch

d)

A poster

15.

What does dark mean?

a)

The night

b)

Absence of light

c)

Too much light

d)

The Moon

16.

Butter (tracing) paper is _____________ which will let some light pass through it.

a)

Translucent

b)

Transparent

c)

Opaque

d)

Light

17.

Jagriti is drinking a glass of appy. She looks through the glass and the objects behind it look fuzzy. This is because the appy is .

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

18.

Madhav is pushing the door closed. He cannot see through the door because it is-

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

19.

Materials that allow light to pass through them are called?

a)

Opaque

b)

Translucent

c)

Transparent

d)

Shadow

20.

Shadows are longest in the_______

a)

Evening

b)

Afternoon

c)

Morning

d)

Night

21.

Materials that allow some amount of light to pass through them are called_______

a)

Opaque

b)

Transparent

c)

Light

d)

None of the above

22.

If a torch is 180 degree to the object then how long the shadow will be?

a)

Long

b)

Not too long nor too short

c)

Short

d)

No shadow formed

23.

Clear glass is an example of?

a)

Translucent object

b)

Opaque object

c)

Transparent object

d)

All of the above

24.

Materials that completely block the light are called?

a)

Light

b)

Opaque

c)

Transparent

d)

None of the above

25.

A shadow is_____ even when an object is coloured.

a)

Green

b)

Pink

c)

Black

d)

None of the above

26.

See the diagram and tell what type of material is used?

a)

Opaque

b)

Translucent

c)

Mirror

d)

Transparent

27.

What is our main source of light?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

trees

28.

When the Sun gets lower in the sky, shadows get______.

a)

longer

b)

gone

c)

shorter

d)

darker

29.

Look at the picture. Why does the tree make a shadow?

a)

The tree is transparent and does not block the light.

b)

The tree is opaque and it blocks the light.

c)

The tree makes a sound and gives off heat.

30.

Choose the two words that will complete the sentence.

The Earth gets ____________________ and _________ from the Sun.

a)

heat , light

b)

heat , rain

c)

food , Sun

31.

Where would the light source be in order to produce this shadow?

a)

It would be behind the woman.

b)

It would be in front of the woman.

c)

It would be directly above the woman.

32.

This picture shows a window that is see through. A more scientific word to describe this would be________.

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

33.

This picture shows a window that lets in some light and is kind of see through. A more scientific word to describe this window would be_____.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

34.

This picture shows a window that is not see through. A more scientific word to describe this window would be _____.

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

35.

You are walking through your bedroom one evening

with the lights off. You bump your toe at the end of the

bed. Which of the following BEST explains why you

walked into the bed?

a)

Humans can't see in the dark.

b)

Light is needed to see things.

c)

You had your eyes closed.

36.

Which question helps to identify if an object is a light

source?

a)

What color is it?

b)

Where did it come from?

c)

Does it make light?

37.

It is daytime and you look behind you. You see your

shadow. Now it is nighttime and when you look behind yourself you don’t see your shadow.

Which is the BEST reason that you don't see your shadow at night.

a)

Your shadow went to bed.

b)

Your shadow ran away.

c)

You need a light source to see a shadow.

38.
Allows most light through
a)
eflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Translucent
d)
Transparent
39.
___________ is a from of energy that we can see with our eyes.
a)
shadow
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
reflection 
40.
What does light do when it hits an object that it cannot pass through?
a)
It creates a shadow
b)
It passes through anyway
41.
Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
42.
Which of these is our MAIN (most important) source of light?
a)
Lightbulbs
b)
The Sun
c)
Fire
d)
All of them
43.
Which objects REFLECT more light?
a)
Shiny objects
b)
Dull objects (not shiny)
44.
Which one is an example of light being reflected?
a)
Seeing yourself in a mirror
b)
Lighting a candle
45.

When light hits an area and bounces back it is called:

a)

echo

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

absorbing

46.

What is the best explanation for Mickey seeing himself in the mirror?

a)

refraction

b)

absorbed

c)

reflection

d)

flipped

47.

When we move an object away from the source of light, the shadow of the object _____________

a)

Become bigger

b)

Becomes smaller

c)

Remains the same

d)

None of these

48.

Where will the tree's shadow be?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

49.

Where are periscopes used ?

a)

Fire departments

b)

Submarines

c)

Military

d)

Hospitals

50.

Nothing can travel faster than light in the whole universe

a)

False

b)

True