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LORING Fs J Pom mee cu ee )) SCIENCE Name Class Date 1. Name two different sources of light. i ii (2 marks} 2 These sentences explain why you have a shadow on a sunny day. Complete the sentences using words from the box. absorbed curved = opaque — straight ~— translucent =—transmitted transparent wavy Light travels in lines. Your body is ‘and $0 light that hits itis 0 retlected, and is not through it. [4 marks} 3 Materials can be opaque, translucent or transparent. a What does transparent mean? [1 mark] b How is a translucent material different to a transparent one? [1 mark] 4 Jenna does an experiment to split white light into the colours of the rainbow. She passes white light through a glass triangle. a Whatis the name of the glass triangle? (1 mark] b Red is at one side of the band of colours. List the other colours in order starting after red. [3 marks} Whats the name of the band of colours? [1 mark] End of Unit Test Standard (S) 5 Brendan is watching a thunderstorm from his bedroom window. He sees the lightning a few seconds before he hears the thunder. Why is this? [1 mark] The time between the lightning and thunder is increasing. What is happening to the storm? [1 mark} 6 The diagram shows the human eye. Name the parts labelled A, B and C A c [3 marks} Which one of the labelled parts has the job of focussing light? [1 mark] Which part of the eye does the focussed light land on? [1 mark} End of Unit Test Standard (S) 7 Jos reading a book. Draw a light ray to show how she sees the book. Put arrows on your ray to show which direction the light is travelling. [1 mark] 8 Sarah is experimenting with coloured light. When she shines white light onto a book it looks red. ‘She wants to change the colour of the light. What can she use to do this? [1 mark] If she changes the colour of the light, what will happen to the colour of the book? [1 mark] Sarah takes a black book and puts it under different coloured light. It always looks black. Why is this? [1 mark] SC Sys 8 J End of Unit Test Standard (S) bottts a 9 a The diagram below shows a plane mirror with a ray of light hitting it. Complete the diagram by drawing in the reflected ray. [1 mark} b_ Look at the diagram in part a. What is the name of the dashed line at right angles to the mirror? [1 mark) © Apiece of paper does not reflect light in the same way as a mirror. Describe what happens to light when it hits a piece of paper. [1 mark} d_ Draw a ray of light on the diagram to show how the person can see the ball 2 marks} @ Describe one other use for a plane mirror. [1 mark}

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