SCIENCE REVISION

1. What is light?
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2. State 3 properties of light.

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3. Objects are classified into ____________________, ____________________, and __________________

based on how light behaves when light hits them.

4. A/an _____________________ object is that material that will not allow any form of light to pass through.

5. What is a luminous object?

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6. State 3 examples each for natural luminous object and artificial luminous objects.
a. ________________________ a. ________________________________
b. ________________________ b. ________________________________
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7. A/an _____________________ object is that material that allows all the light to pass through it.

8. ____________________ is the speed at which light travels.

9. What is a non-luminous object?

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10. The __________________ is an example of natural non-luminous object.

11. State 3 examples of artificial non-luminous objects.

a. ________________________
b. ________________________
c. ________________________

12. Describe how a rainbow is formed.

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13. The splitting of white light into its component colors is called __________________________________.

14. What is the Spectrum of white light?

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15. What is the difference between artificial and natural light sources?
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16. What causes a shadow?

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17. Why should we wear white in the summer instead of black or dark clothing?
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18. The order of colors in the rainbow is: _____________, _____________, _____________, _____________,
______________, ______________ and _______________.

19. What is the solar system?

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20. _____________, ______________, _____________ and ______________ inner planets of the Solar System.

21. _____________, ______________, _____________ and ______________ outer planet of the Solar System.

22. The ring of small bodies between the inner and the outer planets, which are made up of rocks and metals
are called ___________________.

23. What causes day and night?

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24. What is rotation?
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25. How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation? ____________________

26. Jessica watches the Sun set in the evening sky. What causes the setting of the Sun? ___________________
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27. The imaginary line that cuts across the Earth from north to south is called ____________________.

28. The imaginary line that cuts across the Earth from the east to the west is called __________________.

29. The sun rises in the ____________ and sets in the ______________.

30. Sunlight that travels towards the Earth takes just over ____________ to reach us.

31. A shadow is created when __________________________________________________________.

32. When light falls on an object where is the shadow is formed? ____________________________________

33. ________________ objects create shadows.

34. What is reflection? Give an example of reflection.

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35. The closer the object is to the light source, the bigger the size of shadow. True/False

36. What time of day are shadows the shortest? ___________________

37. If you are facing the sun, your shadow will be formed ______________________.

38. What happens when light hits a reflective material? ___________________________________________.

39. What is a conductor?

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40. What is an insulator?

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41. List 5 examples of conductors and insulators.

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b. _________________________________ b. _________________________________
c. _________________________________ c. _________________________________
d. _________________________________ d. _________________________________
e. _________________________________ e. _________________________________
42. What are conductive materials?
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43. State 3 properties of conductors.

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b. ____________________________________________________________________________________
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44. List the types of conductive materials.
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b. ______________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________

45. Pure water is a poor conductor of electricity. True/False

46. Why is water a good conductor of good electricity?

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47. Why are electric wires coated in plastic or rubber?

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48. Differentiate between conductors and insulators.

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49. State 2 factors that affect the conductivity of an object.

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50. What is an electrical circuit?

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51. A simple circuit can be made from a __________________, a ___________________ and ______________.

52. Electricity can only flow around a incomplete circuit that has no gaps. True/False
53. _______________ supplies power to the electric circuit.

54. In the 1800s, a man called __________________________ created the first-ever battery which could
provide a continuous flow of current.

55. When the switch in a circuit is ________________, there is a gap in the circuit.

56. The two poles of a battery is ________________ and ______________________.

57. A switch _____________ the flow of electricity within a circuit. It ___________ or closes the circuit.

58. If the switch is on, a bulb will ______________ because the circuit is _______________.

59. If the switch is off, a bulb will ______________ because the circuit is _______________.

60. If one of the components in a circuit breaks or doesn’t work, then the whole circuit will ________________.

61. Differentiate between direct current (DC) and alternate current (AC).
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62. What is a circuit board?

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63. A ________________ is a device that can break an electrical circuit by diverting the current from one
conductor to another conductor or an insulator.

64. When a circuit is complete, electrons move from the ____________ terminal to the ______________ of the
dry cell