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WorksheetsYear 5 Science CA2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 33mins
What is light?
a kind of heat
a kind of color
a kind of energy
a kind of reflection
Susan places four shirts in the sun. Each shirt absorbs a different amount of light. Which shirt will warm up the most?
a pink shirt
a black shirt
a white shirt
a yellow shirt
Eve sees the reflection of the sun in a lake. Which shows the path of light?
Which of these is a source of light energy?
fire
eyes
a mirror
the moon
What happens to light when it hits a mirror?
it bounces off the mirror
it goes around the mirror
it goes straight through the mirror
it goes through the mirror and bends
John opens his closet. It is dark. He turns on the light to see what is in there. How does the light energy allow John to see what is in the direction.
the light energy bends around objects to give them shape
the light energy absorbs into the object to give them color
the light energy reflects off objects and travels to John's eyes
the light energy breaks into pieces that travel around John;s closet
An example of natural light is ____________________________.
stoplight
sunlight
lamplight
streetlight
An example of artificial light is ____________________________.
sunlight
starlight
stadium lights
bioluminescence
The __________________ is the primary source of light and heat on Earth.
Sun
volcanoes
inner core
generators
Most objects also absorb or take in some of the light. Instead of bouncing back, this light gets absorbed. Shiny objects (like glass or metal) reflect more light than dull objects (like carpet or a sandwich). So a rug absorbs more light and isn't shiny. A necklace absorbs less light, and so the light bounces off and it looks shiny.
A glass bottle will _______.
a. reflect all the light that hits it.
b. absorb exactly the same amount of light as a wool sweater.
c. absorb all the light that hits it.
d. reflect more light than a wool sweater.
Which statements depicts the characteristics of light?
a. light travels in a straight path
b. light travels fast
c. both a and b
d. neither a or b
The diagram is an example of light _____.
a. being absorbed into material
b. traveling through material
c. reflecting off material
d. blocking material
We see objects because light _____.
a. is turned on after dark
b. absorbs through the object towards our eyes
c. reflects off the object towards our eyes
d. comes form one source which is the Sun
Light travels in a(n) _____________ path unless it comes in contact with another object.
wavy
round
straight
unpredictable
We can see moonlight because ...
The moon is a light source.
The moon stores up the sunlight absorbed during the day and releases them at night.
The moon reflects the light from the Sun directly.
There are man-made lights on the surface of the moon.
A black hole is a body where all light is absorbed. Can we see a black hole?
Yes, always.
No.
If we shine light on it.
If a black and white car were under the Sun all day, compare the temperatures of the two cars.
The black car is cooler.
The black car is hotter.
Both cars have the same temperatures.
Mr. Simon is blindfolded with a black cloth and he cannot see at all. Why is that so?
There is no light around him.
The light source is removed.
There is no light entering his eyes.
He is not facing the light source.
In a dark room. how can we read the words from a cellphone's screen but not from a book?
The cellphone screen is a light source.
The book is too dark.
We can zoom in the words in a cellphone.
Which of the following best models how light is reflected?
An arrow hitting the target.
A ball bouncing off a wall.
A marble rolling from a ramp.
Leaf falling from a tree.
