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Q1. True or false

1. A shadow is formed when light is blocked.
True False

2. Translucent materials make the best shadows.

True False

3. The shadows made by opaque and transparent materials are the

same.
True False
4. The darkness of my shadow stays the same all throughout the day.

True False

5. The length of the shadow changes throughout the day.

True False

6. We can investigate the length and direction of the shadows at

night.

True False
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 7. We can investigate the length and direction of shadows on a

cloudy day.

True False

8. The Sun is the only natural source of light

True False

9. The length and direction of the shadow changes during the day

True False

10.My shadow is shortest at midday and longest in the morning and

afternoon.

True False

Q2.What is light intensity?

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Q3.
Label the diagram below, using the words (Transparent, translucent,
opaque).

Q4. Describe in two ways how Maria can make her shadow appear
bigger on the wall.

1.______________________________________________

2.______________________________________________

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Q5. Complete the sentences

1. Lamp, torch, light bulb and flash lights are all examples of

_________________________ sources of light.

2. Sun, volcanos and lightening are examples of

___________________________ sources of light.

3. Our shadows are shortest at _____________________________.

4. Our shadows are longest in the ___________________________ and

______________________.

Q6. draw lines to match the material with the write feature:
1-Transparent

2-Translucent

3- opaque

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Q7. Ahmad is drawing around the shadow of Ali at different times of the
day, as shown in the picture below, what must they do to make sure it is
a fair test.

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Q8.Why is it better to use numbers instead of words to measure light

intensity?
____________________________________________________
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Q9. Complete the following…
________________________________ substances let a lot of light
through.
________________________________ let some light through.
____________________________ do not let any light through.

Q10. You can see the direction of the shadow for the tree below, draw
the shadow for the girl and draw an arrow to show where the light is
coming from.

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Q11.Use the data below to draw a line graph.

Distance from light source (cm) Length of shadow

10 80
15 60
20 45
30 30
40 25
60 15

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Q12. Write down two properties of light?

1._______________________

2._______________________

Q13. Give 3 example transparent materials.

1.
2.
3.

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