Exploring Light Energy
A Grade 5 science worksheet on the properties of light, including reflection, refraction, and sources of light.
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Exploring Light Energy
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1. Which of the following is a natural source of light?
Flashlight
Sun
Light bulb
Television
2. What happens when light bounces off a smooth, shiny surface?
Refraction
Absorption
Reflection
Diffraction
3. Light travels in a line.
4. When light bends as it passes from one material to another, it is called .
5. A is an object that does not produce its own light but reflects light from another source.
6. Shadows are formed when light is blocked by an opaque object.
True
False
7. All objects produce their own light.
True
False
8. Look at the image below. Explain how the prism affects the light passing through it.
Match the term to its definition.
9. Transparent
a. Allows some light to pass through
10. Translucent
b. Blocks all light from passing through
11. Opaque
c. Allows nearly all light to pass through
12. Explain how we are able to see objects. What role does light play?
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