Light Quick Quiz 1. We can only see things when light is shining on them. True False 2. Where does most of our light come from? Electricity The Moon The Sun 3. Some materials let light through but you cannot see through them. What are materials like this called? Transparent Translucent Opaque 4. Light can bounce off surfaces. What is this called? Mirroring Refraction Reflection 5. Light can go around corners? True False 6. White light is made up of a number of different colours. How many? six seven eight 7. Shadows appear when something blocks out the light. True False 8. A prism splits light up into its different colours. What are these called? The Spectre The Rainbow The Spectrum 9. A rainbow is made by sunlight shining on to raindrops. True False 10. The Sun is 150 million kilometres from the Earth. How long does its light take to reach us?
1. We can only see things when light is shining on them.
True False
2. Where does most of our light come from?
Electricity The Moon The Sun
3. Some materials let light through but you cannot see through them. What are materials like this called?
Transparent Translucent Opaque
4. Light can bounce off surfaces. What is this called?
Mirroring Refraction Reflection
5. Light can go around corners?
6. White light is made up of a number of different colours. How many?
six seven eight
7. Shadows appear when something blocks out the light.
8. A prism splits light up into its different colours. What are these called?
The Spectre The Rainbow The Spectrum
9. A rainbow is made by sunlight shining on to raindrops.
10. The Sun is 150 million kilometres from the Earth. How long does its light take to reach us?
8 minutes 8 hours 8 days
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