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G5-T1-Review HW

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two main types of light sources?

a)

Static and dynamic light sources

b)

Natural light sources and artificial light sources

c)

Incandescent and fluorescent light sources

d)

Solar and lunar light sources

2.

Define transparent materials and give an example.

a)

Wood

b)

Glass

c)

Plastic

d)

Metal

3.

What is the difference between translucent and opaque materials?

a)

Translucent materials are completely transparent; opaque materials are slightly see-through.

b)

Translucent materials allow partial light transmission; opaque materials block all light.

c)

Translucent materials block all light; opaque materials allow partial light transmission.

d)

Translucent materials reflect all light; opaque materials absorb all light.

4.

How does light travel through different materials?

a)

Light travels through materials by refraction in transparent substances and by absorption or reflection in opaque substances.

b)

Light travels faster in opaque materials than in transparent ones.

c)

Light cannot pass through any material without being absorbed.

d)

Light travels only in straight lines regardless of the material.

5.

What is the best scientific description for a shadow?

a)

someone that follows you around

b)

a bright spot behind an object

c)

light that bounces back behind an object

d)

a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface

6.

What happens to light when it hits a mirror?

a)

Light reflects off the surface.

b)

Light passes through the surface.

c)

Light bends at the surface.

d)

Light is absorbed by the surface.

7.

Can you name a natural source of light?

a)

A flashlight

b)

A light bulb

c)

The sun

d)

Fireflies

8.

What is a periscope and how does it use light?

a)

A periscope is a device that emits sound waves for navigation.

b)

A periscope uses lenses to magnify images.

c)

A periscope is an optical device that uses mirrors to reflect light, allowing observation from a hidden position.

9.

What experiment can you conduct to observe light reflection?

a)

Shine a flashlight at a mirror and observe the reflected light.

b)

Turn on a lamp and watch the shadows it creates.

c)

Fill a glass with water and look at the bottom.

d)

Place a plant in sunlight and observe its growth.

10.

What is the phenomenon called when light changes direction as it passes from one medium to another?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Dispersion

11.

What is the effect of a prism on white light?

a)

A prism reflects white light without changing it.

b)

A prism disperses white light into its component colors.

c)

A prism absorbs all colors of light.

d)

A prism only allows red light to pass through.

12.

What do we call a surface that REFLECTS light well?

a)

Translucent surface

b)

Mirror or any shiny surface

c)

Opaque surface

13.

What is created when light is blocked by an object?

a)

Shadow

b)

Reflection

c)

Light beam

14.

How does light travel?

a)

Light travels in circles

b)

Light travels in waves

c)

Light travels in straight lines

15.
What can we use to separate light into different strains of color?
a)
Prism
b)
A flat mirror
c)
Anything that is black
d)
Anything that is white
16.
When you see something that is green, what is happening?
a)
All color is getting absorbed by the object
b)
No color is getting absorbed by the object
c)
Green is getting absorbed by the object and all other colors are being reflected
d)
Green is getting reflected by the object and all other colors are being absorbed
17.
What is happening when you see something Black?
a)
All light is getting absorbed by the object and no light is reflected
b)
No light is getting absorbed by the object and all light is reflected
c)
The object is just black
d)
The object is being reflected
18.
What are some examples of refraction
a)
When looking through a glass of water things are backwards
b)
When looking through a glass of water things are bent
c)
When a prism changes the direction of light
d)
All of the above
19.

A material that does not allow light to pass through it is known as:

a)

transparent

b)

refractive

c)

translucent

d)

opaque

20.

What causes the formation of a rainbow?

a)

Light travels in a straight line

b)

Reflection of light

c)

Refraction of light

d)

Light in bounced in two different mediums

21.

A solid wood door is an example of what kind of object.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

22.

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

23.

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

24.

The following diagram shows a driver who could see the image of a vehicle behind him without turning his back.

Why?

a)

Light travels in a straight line

b)

Light is refracted

c)

Light is reflected

d)

Light travels in two different mediums

25.

How many components of white light?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

26.

We are able to see the moon because it ____________

a)

gives out light

b)

glows

c)

reflects light from the sun

d)

reflects light from the earth

27.

What color does a red object appear when viewed through a red filter?

a)

yellow

b)

red

c)

green

d)

blue

28.

What color does a green object appear when viewed through a red filter?

a)

black

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

red

29.

Which of these is NOT correct about light?

a)

Light travels in a straight line.

b)

The speed of light is the fastest in the entire universe.

c)

Light bends while changing the medium through which it is passing

d)

Light can pass through all objects

30.

Which two parts control the amount of light entering your eye?

a)

lens and cornea

b)

cornea and pupil

c)

pupil and iris

d)

retina and optic nerve

31.
What does the moon do?
a)
produces light
b)
reflects the suns light
c)
produces heat
32.

When light hits a barrier that is solid/opaque what is usually created?

a)

a hot object

b)

a shadow

c)

nothing

33.

When the Sun is behind you, your shadow is ...

a)

behind you

b)

in front of you

c)

at the side of you

d)

not there

34.

When an object moves closer to a light source, its shadow...

a)

Gets smaller

b)

Gets bigger

c)

Changes shape

d)

Stays the same size

35.

Shadows are longest during _______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

36.

Where will the tree's shadow be?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

37.

which of these are required to form the shadow of a ball

a)

Torch

b)

Ball

c)

Screen

d)

All of these

38.

Image formed in a pinhole camera is always

a)

Erect

b)

Inverted

c)

Parallel

d)

None of these

39.

What does reflection mean?

a)

Light bouncing off an object.

b)

Light is bending around an object.

c)

Light is moving through and object.

d)

This is no light.

40.

There is light on the Earth even on a dark, cloudy day. This is because clouds are:

a)

Opaque

b)

Translucent

c)

Transparent

d)

Luminous

41.

Which of the following properties are used while using the periscope ?

a)

gravitational force

b)

reflection of light

c)

property of lights and beams

d)

None of these

42.

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light

a)

always travels in a straight line.

b)

bends when it passes through water.

c)

makes the water in the glass evaporate.

d)

reflects the pencil on the water's surface.

43.

What do we call a material that light can travel through?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

medium

d)

pathway

44.

When does the light is refracted?

a)

When light travels in a straight line

b)

When light is bounced

c)

When light travels in two different mediums

d)

When light cannot pass through an opaque object

45.

What causes the formation of a rainbow?

a)

Light travels in a straight line

b)

Reflection of light

c)

Refraction of light

d)

Light in bounced in two different mediums

46.

Which of the following shows that light travels in a straight line? Tick the correct answers.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

47.

Which of the following shows the principle of light refraction? Tick the correct answers.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

48.

Which of the following shows the principle of light reflection? Tick the correct answers.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

49.
Light will be reflected in many different directions off of a ___ surface.
a)
rough
b)
smooth
c)
flat
d)
mirrored
50.
According to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirror
a)
continues moving through the mirror in the same direction
b)
moves into the mirror at a slightly different angle
c)
bounces off the mirror toward the direction it came from
d)
bounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.