Al Ryada International School

Science Exam 1 - Topic: Light and Sight

1st Mid-Term, 2022/2023
Grade 6
Total mark: /20

Name: ________________________ date: _______________________

1) Use the words from the box to complete these sentences. /4

artificial Light-sensitive
rays faster

a) Nothing can travel ……………………. than light.

b) The light travels through our eye, and to the ……………………………………. Cells.
c) Light travels in straight lines, which scientist call ………………
d) Some light sources are……………………….

2) Write True (√) or False (x). /6

a) All light sources were invented by man. ( )

b) A light can travel 500,000 km/s. ( )
c) The sun is an artificial source of light. ( )
d) We can smell and hear the light. ( )
e) We need our ears to see things around us. ( )
f) The distance from the sun to the earth = 148 million km. ( )

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3) Circle the correct answer. /6

a) A source of light is ……………..

i. an object which reflects light.
ii. an object which emits its own light
iii. an object which is shining by using a different source of light.

b) What is the Earth's main source of light?

i. Moon
ii. Stars.
iii. Sun.

c) Reflectors .............
i. reflect light.
ii. cannot emit their own light.
iii. All the above.

d) Why can't you see yourself in the mirror in a completely dark room?
i. because mirrors just reflect light.
ii. No. You can still see yourself in the mirror in a completely dark room.
iii. None of the above.

e) Light travels from …………………

i. The source and bounces from the objects to our eyes.
ii. The objects and bounces from the light to our eyes.
iii. The source and bounces from our eyes to the object.

f) The cells transmit a message to our brain, along the:

i. Sight nerve.
ii. Optic nerve.
iii. See nerve.

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4) Explain why. /2

a. The sun is a source of light but the moon is not?

b. We cannot see through a bent card board?

c. We can see the lightning in the sky before we can hear the thunder?

d. Why can we often see at night time?

5)How does the pupil protects the eye? /1

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6)What is the coloured part of the eye called? /1

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Bonus question. /2

5) Tick (✓) the natural source of light.

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Good luck