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Ligth and Shadows

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a source of light?

a)

firefly

b)

ball

c)

sun

d)

torch

2.
Which source of light is natural?
a)
firworks
b)
lightbulb
c)
lightning
d)
headlights
3.

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

4.
What does the moon do?
a)
produces light
b)
reflects the suns light
c)
produces heat
5.
Light travels in..
a)
waves
b)
circles
c)
a straight line
6.

We can see things around us because of light reflecting off the object and into our eyes?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

We are able to see objects because they ____________ light into our eyes.

a)

reflect

b)

refract

c)

shine

d)

defract

8.

Which bottle does not let light through?

a)
b)
9.

What part of our body do we use to detect light?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which image shows the artificial source of light?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Select the natural source of light

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Objects that give out light are

a)

luminous

b)

non-luminous

c)

opaque

13.

Light is able to pass through __________________ materials

a)

transparent

b)

shiny

c)

dull

d)

opaque

14.
Translucent objects let only some light pass thru?
a)
False
b)
True
15.

Coloured glass is an example of a _______object.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

16.

A shadow is created when...

a)

an object blocks the light

b)

an object lets light pass thru

c)

an object is above light

17.

Shadows are shortest ...

a)

at night

b)

in the morning

c)

in the middle of the day

d)

in the evening

18.

Which bottle does not let light through?

a)
b)
19.

Which will make the darkest shadow?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Can you see the shadow in total darkness too?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

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

a)

opaque

b)

plastic

c)

transparent

22.
Translucent objects let only some light pass thru?
a)
False
b)
True
23.

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

24.

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)
25.

A TRANSLUCENT OBJECT STOPS THE LIGHT _____________.

a)

TOTALLY

b)

PARTIALLY

26.

CLEAR WATER IS AN EXAMPLE OF _____________ OBJECT.

a)

TRANSLUCENT

b)

OPAQUE

c)

TRANSPARENT

27.

A CLEAR AND SHARP SHADOW IS FORMED

a)

IN DAYLIGHT

b)

AT NIGHT

c)

IN DIMLIGHT

28.

What is light?

a)

The Sun

b)

A form of energy

c)

The Moon

d)

A star

29.

Tissue paper is _____________ which will let some light pass through it.

a)

Translucent

b)

Transparent

c)

Opaque

d)

Light

30.

A shadow is created when a light is absorbed by something transparent.

a)

true

b)

false

31.

If light hits something transparent , it will...

a)

make a shadow

b)

pass through

c)

stop

32.

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

33.

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.

34.

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

a)

longer

b)

gone

c)

shorter

d)

darker

35.

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

a)

longer

b)

gone

c)

shorter

d)

darker

36.

Shadows are longest during _______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

37.

Shadows are shortest around______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

38.
Which light source causes shadows in the outdoor environment? 
a)
The Sun
b)
The Lightbulb
c)
The House
d)
The School
39.

When was this picture most likely taken?

(Hint: think about the shadow's length)

a)

morning or evening

b)

night

c)

noon

d)

afternoon

40.

What do shadows on Earth help show?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Earth's revolution

c)

Earth's equator

d)

Earth's axis

41.

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

a)

A book

b)

A car

c)

A torch

d)

A poster

42.

What does dark mean?

a)

The night

b)

Absence of light

c)

Too much light

d)

The Moon

43.

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

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

44.

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

45.

Why does the Moon look shine at night?

a)

It reflects the Sun's light

b)

It refract the Sun's light

c)

It bends the Sun's light

d)

It block the Sun's light

46.

Diagram of light travel, is it true?

a)

yes

b)

no

47.

Diagram of light travel. Is it true?

a)

yes

b)

no

48.

We can measure the intensity of light using ...

a)

light meter

b)

thermometer

c)

barometer

d)

sound meter

49.

Reflected ray shown by letter ....

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

50.

True or false?


Light travels in straight lines.

a)

true

b)

false

51.

True or false?


Light can pass through the opaque object.

a)

true

b)

false

52.

True or false?


We can see the object because the object reflects light.

a)

true

b)

false

53.

True or false?


Light can pass through the transparent object.

a)

true

b)

false

54.

True or false?


Reflection of light is the bending of light when it enters a different medium.

a)

true

b)

false

55.

Do the objects in which you can see your reflection have smooth or rough surface?

a)

smooth

b)

rough

56.

Will the shadow of the object be bigger or smaller if the the light source moved further away from the object?

a)

bigger

b)

smaller

57.

Will the shadow of the object be bigger or smaller if the the light source moved nearer to the object?

a)

bigger

b)

smaller

58.

How the shadow formed at 12 pm?

a)

short

b)

long

59.

How the shadow formed at 7 am?

a)

short

b)

long

60.

lets lots of light through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

61.

lets no light through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

62.

lets some light through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

63.

The length of shadow increases as the Sun moves from noon to afternoon.

a)

true

b)

false

64.

Shadow will get smaller if the light source getting closer to the object.

a)

true

b)

false

65.

If we moves object closer to the source of light.

What happens to the size of the shadow?

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay at the same

66.

If we moves object further away from the source of light.

What happens to the size of the shadow?

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay at the same

67.

Which is the example of translucent object?

a)

mosquito net

b)

wood

c)

bricks

d)

glass

68.

Periscope can work because it ...

a)

contains mirrors to reflect the object

b)

contain lens to absorbs the light

c)

contain paper to blocks the object

69.

Shadows are formed because light travels in straight lines

a)

true

b)

false

70.

A ____ or a pond will reflect an image very similar to the object

a)

mirror

b)

glass

c)

lake

d)

window

71.

____ is when an object takes light in

a)

Absorption

b)

Reflection

c)

Taking

d)

Refraction

72.

The light is ____ by an object determines the color of that object

a)

Reflected

b)

close

c)

rotating

d)

created

73.

____ is when light bounces or reflects from a surface

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Bending

d)

Absorption

74.
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
75.

Why do shadows made by the Sun move throughout the day?

a)

Because the weather changes

b)

Because someone moves the objects

c)

Because the sun appears to move across the sky

d)

Because it's magic!

76.

Where will the tree's shadow be?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

77.

Where will the tree's shadow be?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

78.

Which position of the sun will make the longest shadow?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

79.

What changes the length of a shadow?

a)

the size of the sun

b)

the angle of the sun

c)

the heat of the sun

d)

the color of the sun

80.

At noon, when the sun is overhead, shadows ______.

a)

get longer

b)

almost disappear

c)

get shorter