8Ka Quick Check

Name Class Date

1 Decide if each of the statements below is true or false. If a statement is false, change some of the
words to make it correct.
2 Now look at your pairs of corrected statements, and decide if the second statement is an
explanation for the first one.
True False
A You see light as soon as a light bulb is switched on.
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B Light does not take any time to travel from the bulb to your eyes.

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Does B explain A? Yes or no? ____________________________________.

C In a thunderstorm, you can hear thunder before you see lightning.

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D Light travels much faster than sound.

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Does D explain C? Yes or no? ____________________________________.

E Many early scientists thought that light did not take any time to travel.

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F Light travels at 100 000 km/s.

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Does F explain E? Yes or no? ____________________________________.

G Light travels in straight lines.

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H Light can go through transparent materials.

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Does H explain G? Yes or no? ____________________________________.

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