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Light grade 6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light cannot . . .

a)

travel through solids

b)

travel through opaque objects

c)

travel through transparent objects

d)

travel through translucent objects

2.
What happens when light hits an object you can see?
a)
The light turns corners.
b)
The light curves around the object.
c)
The object reflects the light.
d)
The light and the object do not form a shadow.
3.
Through what kind of matter does light move fastest?
a)
liquids
b)
air
c)
matter that is lighter in color
d)
matter that is in larger objects 
4.
What is a property of a transparent object?
a)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are scattered.
b)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are absorbed.
c)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are reflected.
d)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it pass through it.
5.
Which is translucent?
a)
tissue paper
b)
air
c)
wood
d)
clear plastic
6.
What is most likely to happen to light that hits an opaque object?
a)
All of the light passes through the object.
b)
None of the light passes through the object.
c)
Most of the light disappears.
d)
Some of the light passes through the object.
7.
Which is transparent?
a)
a wooden fence
b)
clean water
c)
aluminum foil
d)
a purple balloon
8.
If you wanted a gift to be a surprise, what kind of container would you put it in?
a)
transparent
b)
thick
c)
opaque
d)
translucent
9.
The moon is a source of light.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What happens when light hits a mirror?
a)
it makes a color
b)
it reflects
c)
it makes a rainbow
d)
it passes through
11.
How does light travel?
a)
in a wavy path
b)
in a straight path
c)
in a zig zag path
12.
Which term describes when light bounces off of a smooth surface?  
a)
Refraction
b)
Transmission
c)
Absorption
d)
Reflection
13.

This situation shows that

a)

light travels in a straight line

b)

light is everywhere

c)

light penetrates certain objects

d)

light is produces by the Sun

14.

What conclusion can be made from this investigation?

a)

Light travels in parallel

b)

Light travels in a straight line

c)

Light cannot pass through and opaque object

d)

Light cannot bend

15.

How to increase the size of the shadow on the screen?

a)

Move the light source farther from the object

b)

Move the object closer to the screen

c)

Change the type of object used

d)

Move the object closer to the light source

16.

There is no shadow formed on the screen. Why?

a)

The object is opaque

b)

The light source is too dim

c)

The object is transparent

d)

The object is translucent

17.

This investigation is carried out to show that

a)

light travels in a straight line

b)

light can be seen through the holes

c)

light penetrates a transparent object

d)

light travels in many ways

18.

There are two factors that affect the size of shadow. What are the factors? Tick the correct answers.

a)

Size of the screen

b)

Distance of object from the screen

c)

Distance of object from the light source

d)

Size of the light source

19.
Light behaves like both a particle and a ______.
a)
Mass
b)
Wave
c)
Current
20.
A light year is...
a)
The speed light travels
b)
How long it takes light to get to you from the sun
c)
The distance light can travel in a year
d)
How many years it takes light to be emitted