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Light

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are sources of light? Select all possible answers.

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Light is a form of (a)   .

3.

How does light travel?

a)

It bends around corners

b)
In a straight line
c)

In zig zag lines

4.

Which object / substance below allows some light to pass through?

a)
tissue paper
b)
air
c)
wood
d)
clear plastic
5.

What is most likely to happen to light that hits an object that does not allow light to pass through?

a)

A light shadow is formed

b)

No shadow is formed

c)

A dark shadow is formed

6.

Which object allows most light to pass through?

a)
a wooden fence
b)
clean water
c)
aluminum foil
d)
a purple balloon
7.
The moon is a source of light.
a)
True
b)
False
8.

What is the main source of light on Earth?

a)
Light bulbs
b)
Candles
c)
Sun
d)

Stars

9.

A shadow is created when ____________.

a)

an object blocks the light

b)

an object lets light pass through

c)

an object is behind the light

10.

An opaque object _______________.

a)

allows most light to pass through

b)

does not allow any light to pass through

c)

allows some light to pass through

11.
Translucent objects let only some light pass thru?
a)
False
b)
True
12.

The darkest shadow is formed when light shines on _____________.

a)
sheet of thin tissue paper
b)
glass window  
c)
wooden chopping board  
d)

clear plastic bottle

13.

When the Sun is behind you, your shadow is ...

a)

behind you

b)

in front of you

c)

at the side of you

d)

not there

14.

You could make the shadow of the puppets bigger if you....(choose 2 correct answers)

a)

Move the puppet closer to the screen

b)

Move the puppet away from the screen

c)

Move the lamp away from the puppet

d)

Move the lamp closer to the puppet

15.

Choose the right shadow that can be created based on the sun position.

a)
b)
c)
16.

Which direction is right for creating this shadow

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

The further the light source from an object is, the shadow is __________.

a)

bigger

b)

smaller

18.

Which object will have the shadow shown?

a)
b)
c)
19.

The closer the object is to the light source, the shadow is ______________.

a)

bigger

b)

smaller

20.

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)
21.

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

22.

When an object moves closer to the screen, size of shadow ___________.

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

remains the same

23.

Which bottle does not allow light to pass through?

a)
b)
24.

Which shadow can be formed be the object in the picture?

a)
b)
c)