Grade 8 Term 3 Homework Assignment #1

Name: ______

Answer the following using page 274-275 in your textbook

1. Define the following: a) Transparent –

b) Translucent –

c) Opaque –

2. Identify each of the following as being transparent, translucent or opaque:

a) very smoky air e) copper plate

b) your classroom window pane f) orange juice

c) waxed paper g) ice cube

d) snowman h) stained glass

3. Give 2 new examples of a material that is: a) Transparent –

b) Translucent –

c) Opaque –

4. Why would many Canadian homeowners use black shingles as a roofing material, rather than those of another colour?

5. Many satellites are coated with a shiny metal, why do you suppose this is?