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Year 6 Science - Light
Year 6 Science - Light
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Test your knowledge on light!
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Light travels in....
blocks
waves
straight lines
beams
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What does a prism do?
Reflects light
Lets some light pass through, but not all
Blocks light
Splits light into all its colours
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How do we see different colours?
Objects only reflect their colour, and absorb all others
Objects only absorb their colour, and reflect all the others
Different objects create different coloured light
Our eyes know what colour objects are
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Light reflects off...
All objects
Our eyes
Mirrors and glass
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White light is made up of all the colours of the rainbow.
False
True
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What does transparent mean?
Reflects light
Lets light pass through it
Does not let light through it
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We see things because...
Objects let out light
Light fills the space so we can see
Light bounces off objects and into our eyes
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A light source is...
Something that absorbs light
Something that reflects light
Something that creates light
Something that blocks light
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What is refraction?
Light changing direction when passing through something
Light bouncing off something
Light being blocked by something
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What is light?
an electromagnetic wave
energy created by particles vibrating
a chemical
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What does opaque mean?
Does not let light pass through it
Lets light pass through it
Reflects light
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What does a filter do?
Splits light into all its colours
Lets some light pass through, but not all
Reflects light
Blocks light
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What things are sources of light?
(There's more than one possible answer!)
A lit candle
A mirror
A torch
The moon
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What is reflection?
Light changing direction when passing through something
Light being blocked by something
Light bouncing off something
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How are shadows made?
By objects reflecting light
By objects blocking light
By objects letting light through them
