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Term 4_Science_Review 1

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In an activity, a student floats a toy boat in an aquarium. What causes the part of the boat's hull that is underwater to appear larger than the part just above the water line?

a)

Reflection

b)

Absorption

c)

Conduction

d)

Refraction

2.

Students classify objects by the properties of reflection and refraction. Which is a list of objects that best reflect light?

a)

Prism, water, camera

b)

Water, cardboard, clear container

c)

Foil, shiny pan, mirror

d)

Mirror, wood, water

3.

Describe the difference between reflection and refraction by completing the sentence. Write the correct answer in each box. Not all answers will be used. Light ​ ​ (a)   ​ when it is reflected and ​ (b)   when it is refracted.

Choose from the below words
bounces off
bends
stops
decreases
stops
4.

What happens when light strikes a dark, heavy object?

a)

Light is refracted

b)

The light moves quickly through the medium

c)

Light energy is absorbed

d)

Light does not strike dark objects

5.

Which of the following objects do NOT reflect light?

Select TWO answers.

a)

Bathroom mirror

b)

White car

c)

Black shirt

d)

Wooden block

e)

Copper penny

6.

What is shown in the image below?

a)

The force needed to push a swing

b)

The path light takes when it is refracted

c)

The flow of an electrical current

d)

The path light takes when it is reflected

7.

Sometimes it is possible to see light rays. An example is when sunlight breaks through the clouds. Sunlight breaking through the clouds demonstrates how light rays travel in -

a)

curved rays

b)

straight line

c)

zigzag rays

d)

circular waves

8.
What does light do when it hits a smooth, flat surface?
a)
Reflect
b)
Refract
c)
Absorb
d)

Scatter

9.
What does light do when it hits a smooth, flat surface?
a)
Reflect
b)
Refract
c)
Absorb
d)

Scatter

10.
Why does the pencil look broken?
a)
Light is refracting
b)
Light is reflecting
c)
Light is absorbing
d)

Light is Scattering

11.
What is light doing off this mirror?
a)
Reflecting
b)
Refracting
c)
Absorbing
d)
Scattering
12.
Which color absorbs all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
13.
Which color reflects all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange 
d)
Green
14.
What happens with light when it bounces back in your eyes?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
15.
What is a piece of glass that bends white light?
a)
Visible
b)
Stain Glass
c)
Prism
16.

Lenses always________light.

a)

reflect

b)

refract

c)

transmit

d)

absorb

17.
What does it mean to reflect?
a)
bounce off
b)
bend
c)
refract
d)
energy
18.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
19.

In the visible light, what has the longest wavelength and the shortest wavelength.

a)

Violet, red

b)

transverse, ray

c)

red, violet

d)

white light

20.

what is this ?

a)

mirror

b)

lens

21.

what is this ?

a)

mirror

b)

lens

22.

which type of mirrors ?

a)

plane

b)

concave

c)

convex

23.

Which type of mirrors ?

a)

plane

b)

concave

c)

convex

24.

which type of mirrors ?

a)

plane

b)

concave

c)

convex

25.

Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque?

a)

Opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

26.

Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque?

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

27.

Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque?

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

28.

Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque?

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

29.

Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque?

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

30.

Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque?

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

31.

Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque?

a)

translucent

b)

opaque

c)

transparent

32.

Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque?

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

33.
This is when some light passes through, but some light does NOT pass through.
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
34.

Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque?

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

35.

An object does not allow any light to pass through

a)

translucent

b)

opaque

c)

transparent

36.

An object allows almost ALL light to pass through

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

37.

Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque?

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

38.

Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque?

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

39.

Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque?

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

40.
Which objects on the table are "Opaque"?
a)
Pitcher; Supply Box; Pencil
b)
Book; Pencil; Rock
c)
Pencil; Book; Goggles
41.
Which objects on the table are "Transparent"?
a)
Rock; Pencil
b)
Cup; Goggles
c)
Supply Box; Fish Bowl
42.

What type of object is the glass in the glasses considered?

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

43.

What word is used to describe light as it strikes a smooth, shiny surface and bounces off?

a)

shadow

b)

energy

c)

reflection

d)

wave length

44.

Which statement best explains why you can see yourself when you look at a mirror?

a)

Light is refracted as it passes through the mirror.

b)

Light is reflected, bouncing off the mirror.

c)

Light is diffused in the mirror.

d)

Light is reflected as it passes through the mirror.

45.

What type of surface scatters light unevenly?

a)

shiny

b)

rough

c)

smooth

d)

transparent

46.

When light waves bend as they pass through a transparent medium we call this:

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Absorption

47.

The colors of the visible light spectrum in order from largest wavelength to smallest wavelength are:

a)

Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red

b)

Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, Red, Orange, and Yellow

c)

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet

d)

Yellow, Orange, Red, Violet, Indigo, Blue, and Green

48.

The color that absorbs visible light waves is:

a)

Black

b)

White

c)

Red

d)

Violet

49.

The color that reflects all visible light waves is:

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

50.

If you see the color orange, this means:

a)

The colors red, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet have been absorbed and orange has been refracted.

b)

The colors red, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet have been absorbed and orange has been reflected.

c)

The color orange has been absorbed and red, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet are refracted.

d)

The color orange has been absorbed and red, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet are reflected.

51.

A fish bowl bending light waves and distorting an image of a cat's face is an example of:

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

52.
A basketball is __________.
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
d)
light source
53.
A tissue is __________.
a)
emit
b)
opaque
c)
transparent
d)
translucent
54.
A piece of glass is __________.
a)
light
b)
transparent
c)
translucent
d)
opaque
55.
A dried leaf is __________.
a)
translucent
b)
candle
c)
opaque
d)
transparent
56.

_____?______ materials do not allow ANY light waves to pass through.

a)

Opaque

b)

Transparent

c)

Translucent

57.

_____?_____ materials allow SOME light waves to pass through, but not in a straight path.

a)

Opaque

b)

Transparent

c)

Translucent

58.

_____?_____ materials allow ALL light waves to pass through easily.

a)

Opaque

b)

Transparent

c)

Translucent

59.
Which objects on the table are "Opaque"?
a)
Pitcher; Supply Box; Pencil
b)
Book; Pencil; Rock
c)
Pencil; Book; Goggles
60.
Which objects on the table are "Translucent"?
a)
Fish Bowl; Supply Box; Goggles
b)
Pencil; Fish Bowl; Cup
c)
Fish Bowl; Supply Box; Pitcher
61.
Which objects on the table are "Transparent"?
a)
Rock; Pencil
b)
Cup; Goggles
c)
Supply Box; Fish Bowl
62.
Which of these objects is "Opaque"?
a)
A Brick Wall
b)
Eye Glass Lenses
c)
Stained Glass Windows
63.
Which of these objects is "translucent"?
a)
A Brick Wall
b)
Sunglasses
c)
Mirror
64.
Which of these objects is "transparent"?
a)
Stained Glass Window
b)
Wooden Table
c)
Clear Glass Window
65.
If you were building a house in Alaska (where it can be daylight for months!), what type of material would be best to cover your windows with that would help keep the Sun out of your room so you can sleep?
a)
transparent material
b)
translucent material
c)
opaque material
d)
glass material
66.
Your grandma has plants in her kitchen. They need lots of light! What type of windows should she have installed that will be best for her indoor garden?
a)
opaque windows
b)
translucent windows
c)
transparent windows
d)
no windows, just walls
67.
Sometimes in the morning, my car windows are fogged up. This allows me to see some of the road, but it is not very clear. This means my window is now ________________________.
a)
transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opaque
68.

The length of shadow is longest in the ______ and _____.

a)

Mornings, evenings

b)

Dim light, night

c)

Noon

69.

A clear and ______ shadow is formed in the daylight.

a)

Sharp

b)

Less sharp

c)

Dim

70.

A shadow is made when ​ (a)   is blocked by an opaque object. Light cannot pass through an ​ (b)   material. This means that the dark area is made. This is a shadow. Shadows have no color. They are always dark. Shadows have no ​ (c)   like eyes or a mouth. The shadow may be the same ​ (d)   and size as the object.

Choose from the below words
light
opaque
details
shape
71.

Shadows can change size and shape

a)

true

b)

false

72.

Tick the transparent objects. (3 answers)

a)

window

b)

wooden door

c)

eye glasses

d)

clear tape

e)

curtains

73.

The higher the sun is, the SHORTER the shadows are. (midday)

a)

true

b)

false

74.

Match the right glasses to the right environment

a)
1.

wear it at the beach on a sunny day

b)
2.

wear it outside a bright day

c)
3.

wear it on a very bright winter day with snow on the ground

d)

no sunglasses

4.

watching television

e)
5.

reading indoors

75.

Why does the Moon look shine at night?

a)

It reflects the Sun's light

b)

It refract the Sun's light

c)

It bends the Sun's light

d)

It block the Sun's light

76.

Shadows are shortest ...

a)

at night

b)

in the morning

c)

in the middle of the day

d)

in the evening

77.

If you were to accidentally scratch the outermost part of your eye, which part would you damage?

a)

The cornea

b)

The lens

c)

The retina

d)

The pupil

78.

What do the lens and cornea have in common?

a)

They both send messages to the brain.

b)

They can both change shape.

c)

They both contain photoreceptive cells.

d)

They both bend light into a focused beam.

79.

What would happen to your pupils if it's extremely bright outside?

a)

They would let a lot of light into your eyes

b)

They would expand and become very large

c)

They would contract and become very small

d)

They would close up completely

80.

Which part of your eye is most like the film in a camera?

a)

The iris

b)

The retina

c)

The pupil

d)

The lens

81.

What role does your brain play in the process of seeing?

a)

It puts blurry images into focus.

b)

It turns black-and-white images into color.

c)

It flips upside-down images rightside-up.

d)

It flips backwards images over so you see them the correct way.

82.

What might happen if the lens of your eye became damaged?

a)

Your eyes wouldn't be able to focus properly.

b)

You wouldn't be able to see in color.

c)

You wouldn't be able to see at night.

d)

All the images you saw would be upside-down.

83.

Why do some people have blurry vision?

a)

because the back of their eye is too far or close, and the image they see is not focused

b)

because their eye is broken so they can't see

c)

because they put too many eye drops in their eyes and now they have milk in the back of their eyeball

84.

What is the retina?

a)

the back part of the eye where the image is formed

b)

the front part of the eye that is clear

c)

the black part that light goes through

d)

the colored part

85.

What is the cornea-lens?

a)

the back part of the eye where the image is formed

b)

the front part of the eye that is clear

c)

the black part that light goes through

d)

the colored part

86.

What is the pupil of the eye?

a)

the back part of the eye where the image is formed

b)

the front part of the eye that is clear

c)

the black part that light goes through

d)

the colored part

87.

What is the iris of the eye?

a)

the back part of the eye where the image is formed

b)

the front part of the eye that is clear

c)

the black part that light goes through

d)

the colored part of the eye

88.
What automatically shuts to help to protect the eye?
a)
iris
b)
eyelash
c)
eyelid
d)
lens
89.

Which lens is concave?

a)

a

b)

b

90.

What type of lens bends light inwards?

a)

concave

b)

convex

91.

What type of lens bends light outwards and away from a point?

a)

concave

b)

convex

92.

The image that your eye produces is upside-down.

a)

True

b)

False

93.

A camera uses red, yellow, and green pixels

a)

True

b)

False

94.

A person who is nearsighted can see objects that are close to them clearly.

a)

True

b)

False