P3/4 science

Light And Shadows

1. Isaac cut out four sheets of the same size from four different materials: clear plastic, cardboard,
frosted glass and metal. He then lined them in a straight line as shown below.

crescent-shaped hole

torchlight

W X Y Z

He also cut out a crescent-shaped hole from Sheet W. If he wanted to see a bright crescent-
shaped patch of light on Sheet Y only, which one of the following shows the arrangement of
the sheets correctly?

W X Y Z
(1) frosted glass metal cardboard clear plastic
(2) metal clear plastic frosted glass cardboard
(3) cardboard frosted glass metal clear plastic
(4) cardboard clear plastic metal frosted glass
( )

2. Study the diagram below carefully.

wall

torchlight

mug

The mug was placed in different positions in front of the torchlight. Which of the following
shadows cannot be cast by the mug?

(1) (2) (3) (4)

( )

Answers:  1. 4  2. 3

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1. Look at the diagram below which shows Chris looking through a tube to see the chick on the
other end.
Chris’
eye
chick

What is the least number of mirrors that Chris must place in the tube in order to view the
chick that was placed at the other end?
(1) 5
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4 ( )

2. Look at the table shown below.

Materials
Group X Group Y
windowpane lamp shade
clear drinking glass rubber sheet
lens iron plate

Which object does not belong to either group?

(1) lens
(2) windowpane
(3) lamp shade
(4) rubber sheet ( )

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3. Rose peeped through the hollow pole as shown in the diagram below.

S
Mirror Mirror
A B
V

T hollow
wall pole

U
eye

Which of the objects, S, T, U or V, will Rose be able to see through the pole?
(1) U only (3) S and V
(2) V only (4) T, U and V ( )

4. Eleanor wanted to demonstrate one of the properties of light. She set up an experiment as
shown below.

C
Eleanor’s B
eye A

cardboards with
holes cut out at the
same positions

When the cardboards, A, B, and C, were placed in line, Eleanor could see the candle flame.
However, when she shifted cardboard B slightly towards the right, she observed that she
could not see the candle flame anymore.
Which property of light could she conclude from the experiment done above?
(1) Light travels in a straight line.
(2) Light can pass through cardboards.
(3) Light is reflected from the candle flame.
(4) Light is absorbed by the candle flame. ( )

Answers:  1. 4  2. 3  3. 1  4. 1

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1. The solid object below is made up of a cone and a cylinder. When a light source is shone
directly on it, it casts a shadow on a screen located in front of the object.

screen

light object
source

cardboard with a small slit through

which the light shines

(a) On the diagram above, draw the rays of light to show how the shadow of the object is
formed on the screen. [1m]

(b) In the space below, draw a diagram of the shadow formed. [2m]

(c) How does the size of the shadow compare with that of the object? [1m]

1. (c) The shadow is larger than the object.

1. (b) Answers:  1. (a)

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1. (a) What would be the effect of moving the object forward such that it is now closer to the
screen? [1m]

(b) The orientation of the object is changed as shown below.

screen

light object
source

cardboard with a small slit through

which the light shines

Draw a diagram of the new shadow formed in the space below. [1m]

(c) How does removing the cardboard in front of the light source affect the appearance of
the shadow formed and why? [2m]

(d) How does using a dimmer light source affect the appearance of the shadow formed and
why? [2m]

contrast and the shadow will appear more faint.

different angles, forming many shadows layered one on top of the other.  1. (d) Since the light surrounding the shadow is dimmer, there is less
shadow will appear blurred or fuzzy. Without the cardboard slit, many light rays emitted by the light source will hit the screen at slightly
Answers:  1. (a) The shadow formed would be smaller in size.  (b)   1. (c) The shadow that is formed will have less well-defined edges, i.e. the

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