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Light

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Select the type of material that the definition and the picture represent.

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

2.

How does the light travels?

a)

in parallel

b)

in a straight line

c)

on its own orbit

d)

on its own path

3.
_______ is when light hits and object and it BOUNCES off.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
4.
Which way best describes how light moves?
a)
in circles
b)
slowly
c)
straight line
d)
faster through opaque objects
5.
Which material is NOT translucent?
a)
Brick
b)
Tissue paper
c)
Thin sheet of plastic
6.
What is light?
a)
A form of energy
b)
A form of sound
c)
bright stuff
d)
A form of excitement
7.
Which material is opaque?
a)
Brick
b)
Water
c)
Tissue Paper
d)
Glass
8.
Which material is transparent?
a)
Clear glass
b)
Tissue paper
c)
Shoe
d)
Wax paper
9.
What is the main source of light?
a)
Light bulbs
b)
Candles
c)
Sun
d)
Fluorescent lights
10.
Which color absorbs ALL colors?
a)
yellow
b)
white
c)
black
d)
red
11.
Which one is NOT a property of light?
a)
Refraction
b)
Brightness
c)
Color
12.

Light travels in ________ lines.

a)

space

b)

directions

c)

bounces

d)

straight

13.

A material that allows light to pass through it.

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

prism

14.

A material that DOES NOT allow light to pass through it.

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

prism

15.

A material that allows SOME light to pass through it.

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

prism

16.

A form of energy we can see.

a)

heat

b)

electricity

c)

light

d)

sound

17.

To bounce off a surface.

a)

prism

b)

refract

c)

reflect

d)

bounce

18.

Which of the materials are translucent?

a)

a desk

b)

a baseball

c)

a doll

d)

a piece of tissue paper

19.

A red object _________

a)

reflects all the colors

b)

reflects the colors red, blue and green

c)

reflects no colors

d)

reflects the color red

20.
Light is a KIND of ENERGY.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Which are the two type of light sources?
a)
Artificial and Natural
b)
Natural and Invented
c)
Artificial and Not Artificial
d)
All of them
22.
Which of these is our MAIN (most important) source of light?
a)
Lightbulbs
b)
The Sun
c)
Fire
d)
All of them
23.
How does light travel/move?
a)
In ONE direction, VERY fast
b)
In ALL directions, VERY fast
24.
Light can pass through objects.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
25.
Through which objects does light pass MORE?
a)
Transparent objects, like glass windows
b)
Opaque objects (not transparent), like a plant
26.
___________ is when light BENDS or CHANGES direction.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
27.
If you are wearing a yellow shirt, what is true of the light that strikes it?
a)
Yellow is absorbed; everything else is reflected
b)
Yellow is reflected; everything else is absorbed
c)
All colors are reflected
d)
All colors are absorbed
28.

What is the main source of light energy on Earth?

a)

lamp

b)

flashlight

c)

the sun

29.

A clear glass is a _____________ object.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

30.

A desk is likely to be ______________.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

31.

Light travels in __________ lines in all directions.

a)

straight

b)

wavy

32.

True or false

Light is a form of energy produce by natural sources

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Characteristics of light

a)

It moves very quckly

b)

It moves in all direction

c)

It moves in a straight line

d)

All are correct

34.

Luminous phenomena

a)

Reflection, refraction

production

b)

Reflection, refraction,

the sepation of light

c)

Reflection, the separtion of light, bright

35.

Identify the luminous phenomenon:

Seeing yourself in a window

a)

Refraction

b)

The separation of light

c)

Reflection

36.

Identify the luminous phenomenon:

The yellow of a banana

a)

Reflection

b)

The separation of light

c)

Refraction