FAHAHEEL AL-WATANIEH INDIAN PRIVATE SCHOOL - KUWAIT
Subject – Science Class-5 Term – I
Light and shadow -NOTES
I. Keywords
1. Shadow
2. Source
3. Direction
4. Reflection
5. Luminous
6. Non-luminous
7. Transparent
8. Translucent
9. Opaque
10. Screen
II. Define:
1. Light: It is a form of energy that helps us see things around us.
2. Reflection of light:The bouncing back of light from a surface is called reflection.
3. Transparent materials : Materials that allow light to pass through them completely.
Examples water, air, clear glass etc.
4. Translucent materials : Materials that allow light to pass through them partially.
Examples tracing paper, frosted glass thin plastics
5. Opaque materials : Materials that do not allow light to pass through. Examples wood,
stone, book etc.
6. Shadow : When the path of light gets blocked by an opaque object, a dark area is formed
on the opposite side . This dark area is called as shadow.
III. Answer in short.
1. How do you say light is a form of energy?
i) The sunlight gives energy to the plant to make its own food called photosynthesis.
ii) It gives heat and can make objects warm. Example solar pannel.
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2. How does light help us to see an object?
Ans. When light falls on an object it bounces off the surface of the object, reaches our
eyes, produces a sense of vision in our brain and thus we see objects. In the absence of
light, we cannot see anything.
3. What are the uses of light?
The uses of light are to see, stay warm, promote plant growth, and generate electricity.
IV.Answer the following questions in detail.
1) Write the characteristics of a shadow
Characteristics of a shadow:
i ) A shadow is always formed on the opposite side of the source.
ii) It is always dark because they are places where the light cannot go.
iii) It only shows the outline of the object and not the details.
iv) The size of a shadow depends on the position of the source of light, the object and
the screen.
2) What are the conditions required for the formation of a shadow ?
The conditions required for the formation of a shadows are
i) A source of light – There must be a light source like the sun, a flashlight, or a
lamp.·
ii) An opaque object – The opaque object does not allow the light to pass through it.
Eg. book, tree.
· iii) A surface – There must be a surface where the shadow can appear.Eg.wall,
ground, screen.
3) What are the properties of light?
The properties of light are:
i) Light travels in a straight line.
ii)It is a form of energy.
iii )It can be reflected .
iv)It travels very fast.
v)It travels in all directions from its source.
V.Differentiate between Luminous and non-luminous objects
Luminous objects Non-luminous objects
1.The objects that give out light are known as 1.The objects that do not give out light are
luminous objects. known as non-luminous objects.
2.Examples : The sun, stars, fireflies,bulb 2. Examples: The earth, the moon, table,
book
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