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Light and sight Year 3

Quiz by Jan Simmons

Year 3
Science
English National Curriculum

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18 questions
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  • Q1
    Why do we need light?
    To look
    To make a fire
    To see
    To watch television
    30s
    3.L.1
  • Q2
    What is our most important light source?
    Users re-arrange answers into correct order
    Jumble
    30s
  • Q3
    What would happen if the sun stopped shining?
    We couldn’t watch tv
    We couldn’t see
    We would all die
    30s
  • Q4
    Name two more light sources....
    Torches and towels
    Moon and stars
    Torches and lamps
    Toast and lamps
    30s
    3.L.2
  • Q5
    Is a mirror a light source?
    Users re-arrange answers into correct order
    Jumble
    30s
  • Q6
    Is the moon a light source?
    Users re-arrange answers into correct order
    Jumble
    30s
  • Q7
    How is a shadow made?
    In the daytime
    Using a torch
    An opaque object blocks the light from passing through
    Using a shadow
    30s
    3.L.4
  • Q8
    How does light travel?
    In straight lines
    around corners
    Lines
    On a motorbike
    30s
  • Q9
    what does opaque mean?
    Light can not pass through
    Some light can pass
    All light can pass
    30s
    3.L.4
  • Q10
    What does transparent mean?
    All light can pass through
    No light can pass
    Some light can pass
    30s
  • Q11
    What does translucent mean?
    All light can pass
    No light can pass
    Some light can pass through
    30s
  • Q12
    When an opaque object causes a shadow, a shadow is....
    The absence of light
    A copy of me
    A sausage
    A dark place
    30s
    3.L.1
  • Q13
    smooth surfaces....
    absorb the light
    reflect and bounce the light back
    shine
    30s
    3.L.4
  • Q14
    what does light do when an object is opaque?
    It passes straight through
    It creates a shadow
    30s
    3.L.4
  • Q15
    what part of our body do we use to detect light?
    ears
    eyes
    feet
    mouth
    30s

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