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How do our eyes see light?

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Click the option that is not a light source

a)

The sun

b)

The moon

c)

A lamp

d)

A match stick

2.

How can we see the moon at night?

a)

Because space is well lit

b)

It reflects the sun’s light

c)

Because it is a source of light

d)

It absorbs the sun's light

3.

Light travels in a ________ line.

a)

curved

b)

diagonal

c)

straight

d)

wavy

4.

Which diagram shows how the eye sees the apple?

a)

b)

c)

5.

Which diagram to shows how the person sees the plant through the periscope?

a)

b)

c)

6.

Which precautions can people take to protect themselves from the harmful rays of the sun?

a)

Wear sunglasses/ sunscreen

b)

Looking directly at the source

c)

Staying in the shade

d)

Standing behind a transparent object

7.

Which two statements are true?

a)

Stars shine because they reflect the sun’s light.

b)

Light travels faster than sound.

c)

Light can travel through space.

d)

The moon is a light source

8.

What happens and what is created when you put an opaque object in front of a light source (there may be more than one correct answer)?

a)

All of the light is reflected

b)

The opaque object blocks the light from the source

c)

The light passes through the object

d)

A shadow is formed/created

9.

Describe how the size of a shadow changes as an opaque object is moved further away from the light source.

a)

The further away from the light source an object is, the bigger the shadow will be.

b)

The further away from the light source an object is, the smaller the shadow will be

10.

Describe how the size of a shadow changes as an opaque object is moved closer to the light source.

a)

The closer to the light source an object is, the bigger the shadow will be.

b)

The closer to the light source an object is, the smaller the shadow will be.

11.

Word meanings:

An Opaque object...

a)

Lets almost all the light through so things can be seen clearly

b)

Lets no light through

c)

Lets some light through but not very detailed shapes

12.

Word meanings:

An Translucent object...

a)

Lets some light through but not very detailed shapes

b)

Lets almost all the light through so things can be seen clearly

c)

Lets no light through

13.

Word meanings:

An Transparent object...

a)

Lets almost all the light through so things can be seen clearly

b)

Lets no light through

c)

Lets some light through but not very detailed shapes

14.

Refraction is...

a)

When a shadow is formed

b)

the bending of light as it passes from one transparent substance into another

c)

the reflection of light

15.

The bending of light by refraction makes it possible for us to have:

(tick three)

a)

prisms

b)

rainbows

c)

magnifying glasses

d)

shadows