Let’s go step by step to match each picture with the correct property of light.
---
Picture 1: A bridge at night with its lights reflected in the water below.
→ The water acts like a mirror — you can see the upside-down image of the bridge and lights. That’s
reflection.
✔ Match:
Light can be reflected
---
Picture 2: A shadow of a person on the ground, probably from sunlight.
→ Shadows happen when something blocks light. The person is blocking the sun’s rays.
✔ Match:
Shadow is formed when light is blocked by an opaque object
---
Picture 3: Stage lights shining through smoke or fog — you can see beams of light going straight.
→ This shows that light doesn’t bend around corners — it goes in straight lines until it hits something.
✔ Match:
Light travels in straight lines
---
Picture 4: A rainbow in the sky after rain.
→ Rainbows are made when sunlight splits into colors inside raindrops. That splitting is called
dispersion.
✔ Match:
Light can be dispersed
---
Picture 5: A pencil in a glass of water looks bent at the surface.
→ This happens because light changes speed when moving from air to water — making the pencil look broken. That’s
refraction.
✔ Match:
Light can be refracted
---
Picture 6: Sunset with red/orange sky — the sun is low, and the light is scattered by particles in the atmosphere.
→ At sunset, blue light scatters away, leaving reds and oranges. This is
scattering (deflection) of light.
✔ Match:
Light can be deflected (Scattering of light)
---
Final Answer:
1. Light can be reflected
2. Shadow is formed when light is blocked by an opaque object
3. Light travels in straight lines
4. Light can be dispersed
5. Light can be refracted
6. Light can be deflected (Scattering of light)
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of properties of light worksheet.
