Q1.

Light

(a) The girl is looking at the large mirror in front of her.

She can see the reflection of the back of her head.

The hairdresser is holding a small mirror.

An arrow has been drawn to show the direction of some light.

Draw TWO more arrows to show how the girl can see the reflection of the back of
her head.
2 marks

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 (b) The scissors look shiny.

Why do scissors look shiny?

Tick ONE box.

Light passes through them.

They are sharp.

They reflect light.

They give out light.

1 mark

Q2. Light

(a) Ian shines a torch onto some objects to see what happens to the light.

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 tracing paper bottle cork

metal knife clear plastic bottle

Write the name of ONE object to complete each of these sentences.

Only use the name of an object once.

(i) The light went through the ................................................................ .

(ii) The light made the ............................................................ look shiny.

(iii) The light made the ........................................... make a dark shadow.

1 mark

(b) Ian has made a periscope with two mirrors and some card.

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 Periscopes let you see over the top of things.

Ian can see the candle by looking through the periscope.

Show the directions light travels to allow him to see the candle.

Draw ONE arrowhead on EACH of the lines A, B and C.

1 mark
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Q3. Shadow

(a) The children measured the length of the stick’s shadow at different times on a day
in summer.

At 9 o’clock in the morning, the Sun is shining.

Explain how the shadow of the stick is formed.

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1 mark

(b) At 3 o’clock in the afternoon, the sun appears to be in a different position in the sky.

Explain why the Sun appears to have moved.

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1 mark

(c) At 7 o’clock in the evening the Sun appears to have moved further.

Which of the diagrams below shows the position of the shadow at 7 o’clock in the
evening?

Tick ONE box.

1 mark

(d) Debbie measured the length of a shadow at different times during the day.

She recorded her results.

Tick the box below which shows the length of the shadow at 2 pm.

Tick ONE box.

Length of
Time
shadow

10 am 132 cm

11 am 109 cm

12 am 91 cm

1 pm 80 cm

2 pm ?

3 pm 108 cm
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 81 cm 90 cm 105 cm 110 cm
1 mark

(e) Explain why the shadow was shortest at 1 mark pm.

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1 mark

Q4. Shadows

(a) Two children hold some objects between a lamp and the wall.

They see that cardboard makes a dark shadow and a plastic sheet makes a faint
shadow.

Explain why the shadows are different.

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1 mark

(b) Tick TWO objects which make a faint shadow.

a wooden toy

a piece of tracing paper

a book

a mirror

a clear plastic cup

1 mark

(c) Kelly is drawing around Peter's shadow.

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 How could Peter make the shadow of his head bigger?

Tick TWO boxes.

move closer to the paper move closer to the lamp

use a bigger lamp use a brighter lamp

move the lamp closer move the lamp further away

1 mark

(d) Explain how Peter's shadow is formed on the paper.

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1 mark

Q5. The Earth and light

(a) Kate and Ashur are finding out about the Earth, Sun and Moon.

They decide to investigate how shadows change at different times of the day. Kate
measures the length of Ashur’s shadow.

They repeat their test at two other times of the day.

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 Draw THREE lines to match each time of day to the correct length of shadow.

(b) Tick ONE box to show why shadows change length during the day.

The Sun orbits the Earth. The Earth orbits the Sun.

The Sun goes up in the

The Earth spins on its axis.
day and down at night.

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(c) The Moon does not give out light of its own. It reflects light from the Sun.

Tick ONE box to show which sentence below is evidence that the Moon does not
give out its own light.

The moon is a sphere but appears to change

shape during the month.

The Moon is nearer to the Earth than the Sun.

The Moon cannot be seen on cloudy days.

The position of the Moon in the sky changes.

1 mark

(d) Draw TWO arrows on the diagram below to show the direction the light travels so
that a person on the Earth can see the Moon.

2 marks

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Q6. Shadows and space

(a) Jimmy stands a pole in the playground.

There is a shadow of the pole on the playground.

Why does the pole cause a shadow on the playground?

.......................................................................................................................
1 mark

(b) Jimmy records the shadow at 10 am.

He draws his results on squared paper.

Draw the shadow of the pole at 12 noon.

1 mark

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 (c) Tick ONE box to show which movement in space causes the shadows to change on
Earth during a day.

the Sun spinning the Earth orbiting the Sun

the Earth spinning the Moon orbiting the Earth

1 mark

(d) Jimmy and his friends use different sized balls to model the Sun, Earth and Moon.

The marble is moved around the tennis ball.

Which movement is modelled by the marble and the tennis ball?

Tick ONE box.

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the Moon orbiting the Earth orbiting
the Earth the Moon

the Moon spinning the Earth spinning

on its axis on its axis

1 mark

(e) The children use the tennis ball and the football to model an orbit.
This orbit takes one year.

How should the children move the tennis ball and the football to model the orbit that
takes one year?

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........................................................................................................................
1 mark

Q7. Jack’s shadow

(a) Class 3 are investigating shadows in the playground.It is a bright sunny day.

Susie measures the length of

Jack’s shadow at 9 am.

Then she measures the length of Jack’s shadow at midday.Jack stands in the same
position in the playground.

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 Which picture shows Jack’s shadow at midday? Tick ONE box.

1 mark

(b) Explain why a shadow forms on the ground when the sunlight shines on Jack.

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1 mark

(c) At 3 pm Jack stands in the same place in the playground. Susie measures Jack’s
shadow again. His shadow has changed position.

What movement in space causes Jack’s shadow to change position?

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1 mark

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 (d) The class observed Jack’s shadow on a sunny day.

Tick ONE box to show why the class should not do their test on a cloudy day.

On a cloudy day...
Jack's shadow isvery Jack's shadow
dark. isdifficult to see.

Jack's shadow doesnot Jack's shadow isvery

change position. big.

1 mark

(e) Susie has some ideas about shadows.

Write true or false under each idea about shadows.

2 marks

Q8. Road safety

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(a) Julia has a bike with a light.

The picture below shows thecircuit

in Julia’s light.

(i) Draw a circuit diagram to show the circuit in Julia’s light.Use symbols in your
drawing.

2 marks

(ii) What should Julia add to her circuit to make the light brighter?

Julia should add .........................................................................

1 mark

(b) It is important for people riding bikes to be seen in the dark.The pictures below show
what two jackets look like when Julia shines a torch on each of them.

Jacket A
Jacket B

Julia can see jacket B better than jacket A.

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 Explain what happens to the light from the torch for Julia to see jacket B better than
jacket A.

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.................................................................................................................
1 mark

(c) Julia’s house is near a bend in the road. There is a mirror on a pole so car drivers
can see people coming round the bend.

Draw TWO arrows on the diagram below to show the direction light travels for the
car driver to see the light on Julia’s bike.

2 marks

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