THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOL, DUBAI

SUBJECT: Science Name:

Topic: Light YEAR: 7

1. Choose the correct answers

1) Light travels in _____________________.
a) Curved line
b) Straight line
c) Zigzag line
d) In circular path
2) The dark image formed behind the object is ______________________.
a) Clear image
b) Dim image
c) Shadow
d) Virtual image
3) Light is a ____________________ wave.
a) Longitudinal wave
b) Transverse wave
c) Micro waves
d) Radio wave
4) Astronomers use _____________________ to measure the distance in space.
a) Light-time
b) Speedometer
c) Odometer
d) None of these
5) It takes light to travel _____________ minutes to reach the Earth from the Sun.
a) 15 minutes
b) 50 minutes
c) 8 minutes
d) 3 minutes

6) The speed of light is ____________________.

a) 300,000 km/s
b) 300,000 m/s
c) 5000 km/s
d)1500 m/s
7) Objects that give out or emit light of their own are called _______________.
a) Luminous objects
b) Non-luminous objects
c) Translucent objects
d) Opaque

2. Answer the following.

8) State the difference between emit and transmit.
9) State what is meant by a light year.
10) List 10 materials used at home, classifying them as opaque, translucent and transparent. Write a
sentence for each material, explaining why being opaque, translucent and transparent makes it suitable
for its purpose.