P3/4 science

Light And Shadows

1. Which of the following graphs shows the length of the lamp-post’s shadow from 9 am to 5
pm?

lamp-post

(1) Length of shadow (cm) (3) Length of shadow (cm)

9 am 5 pm 9 am 5 pm

(2) Length of shadow (cm) (4) Length of shadow (cm)

9 am 5 pm 9 am 5 pm ( )

2. Rudolf is walking from points D to A.

lamp
Rudolf

A B C D

Which one of the following shows the correct order of the length of Rudolf’s shadows from
the longest to the shortest when he walks from point D to point A?
(1) A, B, D, C (3) C, B, A, D
(2) D, A, B, C (4) A, D, B, C ( )

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3. Look at the diagram below.

mirror picture card

Which one of the following shows the correct reflection of the picture card on the mirror?

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

( )

Answers:  1. 4  2. 2  3. 4

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1. Mrs Smith is standing at the doorway of the classroom. She is unable to see Joe no matter
which direction she looks.

MP3 player

Joe
Mrs Smith

(a) What does this tell us about the behaviour of light? [1m]

(b) However, from inside the classroom, Mrs Smith can hear the music blaring from Joe’s
MP3 player.

What does this tell us about the behaviour of sound? [1m]

(c) In the space below, describe and draw the set-up of a simple experiment which can
illustrate the characteristic behaviour of light as mentioned in (a). You may draw a
diagram to aid your description. [5m]

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Answers To Light and Shadows

1. (a) Light travels in straight lines and cannot pass through opaque objects.
1. (b) Sound waves can travel through solids.
1. (c) Set up the experiment as shown below:
opaque cardboard
eye hole cut into cardboard
lighted candle

When the holes on the three sheets of cardboard are aligned, the eye can see the candle
flame. However, if one sheet of cardboard is pushed out of place such that the holes are
no longer in alignment, the opaque cardboard blocks the path of the light ray and the
flame cannot be seen.

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1. When an ordinary drinking draw is placed in a glass of plain water, the straw appears bent
when viewed from the side of the glass. [3m]

drinking straw

plain water
in glass

How is this possible?

bent although it is actually straight.

Answers:  1. Light travels faster in air than in water. The change in speed of the light rays as it passes the air-water boundary causes the straw to appear

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1. (a) Study the flow chart below. Fill in the boxes with the correct class of material. [1m]

Material

Does it allow the formation of a No (i)

shadow?

Yes

Is the shadow formed light and Yes

(ii)
blurred?

No

(iii)

(b) Describe the shadow formed by material (iii). [1m]

(c) Compare materials (i), (ii) and (iii) in terms of the amount of light that passes through
each of them. [1m]

at all.
light to pass through it completely. Material (ii) allows some light to pass through it. Material (iii) does not allow any light to pass through it
Answers:  1. (a) (i) transparent material (ii) translucent material (iii) opaque material  1. (b) The shadow is dark and clear.  1. (c) Material (i) allows all

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