Properties of Light Worksheet
Explore the fascinating properties of light, including reflection, refraction, and how light travels, with this engaging Grade 5 science worksheet.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. Which of the following best describes how light travels?
In curved lines
In straight lines
In waves only
Randomly
2. What happens when light bounces off a smooth, shiny surface?
Refraction
Absorption
Reflection
Transparency
3. When light passes through a prism, it separates into different colors. This is called .
4. The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another (like from air to water) is called .
5. Explain the difference between transparent, translucent, and opaque materials. Give an example of each.
6. Observe the image below showing light passing through a prism. What colors do you typically see when white light is split by a prism?
7. Light travels faster through water than through air.
True
False
8. Shadows are formed when light is blocked by an opaque object.
True
False
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