WorksheetsLight and Shadows
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
How can we see light?
Light travels in wavy lines from a light source. It reflects off an object and enters the eye through the pupil
Light travels in straight lines from a light source. It reflects off an object and enters the eye through the pupil
Light travels in zigzag lines from a light source. It reflects off an object and enters the eye through the pupil
Light travels in straight lines from a light source and into our pupils.
What is a man-made light source?
Man made light sources are objects like lightbulbs and torches
Man-made light sources come from the Earth
Man-made light sources are brighter because of how they are made.
What is the purpose of these light sources?
These light sources are being used to tell us what is happening.
These light sources are used to tell us we can walk across a road
The purpose of these light sources are to let us know we can do something safely.
Why do we get night and day?
We get night and day because the moon rotates around the Earth
We get night and day because Earth rotates on an axis around the sun
We get night and day becasue the Earth rotates on an axis around the moon.
We get night and day because the sun rotates around the Earth and moon.
3 benefits of the Sun are...
1. The sun provides calcium to our bodies.
2. We like to look at the sun
3. The UV rays of the sun make our skin happy.
1. The Sun helps give our bodies Vitamin D
2. It helps plants make food
3. It makes people feel happier
How does the light allow us to see objects?
The light allows us to see objects by showing us its reflection
The light allows us to see objects by travelling around the object and into our eye
The light allows us to see objects by travelling in straight lines, bouncing off an object and that picture being reflected into our eyes.
The light allows us to see objects by travelling in straight lines, hitting our pupil and then we can see the object.
Reflective materials are...
smooth and shiny
dull and dark
What does Transparent mean?
This material allows no light to pass through it
This material allows some light to pass through it
This material allows all light to pass through it.
?What does Translucent mean?
This material allows all light to pass through it
This material allows some light to pass through it q
This material allows no light to pass through it.
What does Opaque mean?
This material allows no light to pass through it.
This material allows some light t pass through it.
This material allows all light to pass through it.
Which type of mirror is being described:
These mirrors you will see in your house and school. They reflect almost a picture perfect image as they are usually, flat, shiny and made out of refelctive materials.
Convex Mirror
Concave Mirror
Plane Mirror
Glass Mirror
Convex mirrors
curve inwards to make things appear larger
curve outwards to make things appear smaller and fit more in
are smooth and shiny and show an almost perfect reflection of yourself
Why are shadows formed?
Shadows are formed from the sun
Shadows are formed when light hits a translucent object and it creates a shadow of the object
Shadows are formed because rays of light can pass through the objects
Shadows are formed when an opaque object, blocks all the light from the light source and a shadow is reflected onto the floor
What was Thomas Eddison best known for?
He was a famous inventor and he became interested in science and experiments from a young age
He was a famous inventor who was a telegraph operator and invented a phonograph
He was a famous inventor who invented the light bulb that we still use today.
He was a famous inventor and he got into trouble at school for being distracted and day dreaming so he was home schooled
