Science

Class 7
Topic: Light
Reinforcement Worksheet

Name:_____________________Sec:_______________________Date:_____________________

Q.1 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

1. Which factors could change the size of the shadow of an opaque object?

a) The color of the object. c) The material the object is made from.
b) How far the object is from the light source. d)The size of the screen.

2. When a parallel beam of light is incident on a plane mirror, it is reflected back as a

_______ beam.
a) Convergent b)Divergent
b) Parallel d)scattered

3. When light passes through the prism _________ occurs to form spectrum
a)Reflection b) Incidence
c)Refraction d) shadow

4. Which diagram shows how Rachel can see a candle flame?

a b

c
d

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 5. If an angle between the incident ray and reflected ray is 90 o, then the angle of reflection
is
a) 450 b) 00
c) 900 d) 30o

Q2. Fill in the blanks with appropriate answers.

a) Light travels in a ______________ line.

b) Red, blue and green are _______ colors of light.
c) Images formed by _________ mirrors are magnified.
d) Red light + Green light = ____________ light.
e) Splitting of white light into its component colours is called ______________.
f) A shadow formed by an extended source of light consisting of a darker region called
_____________________.
g) Angle of incidence is the angle between incident ray and the _____________________.
h) Light is a form of ____________ which can be detected by our eyes.
i) Speed of light in vacuum is ________________________.
j) Materials that are able to transmit almost all the light are called
_____________________.

Q3. Write whether the statement is true or false. Rewrite the statement.

a) The amount of light entering the eye is determined by the size of the
retina [ ]
____________________________________________________________
b) If there is more than one lens in an eye it is called compound eye. [ ]
____________________________________________________________
c) Ultraviolet light is dangerous for the eyesight. [ ]
___________________________________________________________
d) The angle of incidence is always equal to angle of refraction. [ ]
____________________________________________________________
e) People who cannot differentiate the colors are called color defected. [ ]
____________________________________________________________
f) Concave mirror gives a magnified image. [ ]
____________________________________________________________

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 g) Convex mirror gives virtual and diminished image. [ ]
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h) White light is the combination black light and white light [ ]
____________________________________________________________

Q4. Name the phenomena of light in which:

a) The light bends when travelling from one medium into another
medium:________________.
b) The light is split into its components when pass through the
prism:_____________________.
c) The light bounces back as it strikes a shiny and smooth
surface:________________________.

Q5. Give correct reason for the following statement:

a) Why the pupil dilates in the dark?
__________________________________________________________.
b) Why the sky is blue in colour?
__________________________________________________________.
c) During sunny day, a pool of water appears to lie on the road some distance ahead. Why
is it called an illusion? What causes it?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
d) We can see objects when the light reflected from the objects falls upon our eyes. Why
can't walls act as mirror even the light is reflected through walls and reach our eyes?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Q6a. Name the parts 1-7 shown in the drawing of human eye.

1. _______________

2. _______________

3. ________________

4. ________________

5. _________________

6. _______________

7. _________________

b) Differentiate between:

REAL IMAGE VIRTUAL IMAGE

CONVEX LENS CONCAVE LENS

c) Give any 3 uses of plane mirrors.

_____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
d) What type of mirror does the inner surface of the spoon and the outer surface of the spoon
act as?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

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Q7. Jenny dropped her torch down a drain. The torch was still switched on but Jenny
could not see it.

(a) (i) Jenny lowered a mirror into the drain and placed it at
position P.

At which angle should Jenny put the mirror to see the torch?
Tick the correct box.

(ii) What happens to the light from the torch when it hits the
mirror?

______________________________________________

(b) Complete, by sketching, the ray diagram below, indicating the normal, the refracted ray
and emergent ray.

air
glass

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Q8. The diagram shows a ray of light hitting the surface of a mirror made from thick glass.
The incident ray is both reflected and refracted.
glass mirror
incident
ray

(i) Give the letters of the two reflected

rays.

............... and ...............

B

(ii) Give the letter of one refracted ray. C

...............
A

Q9. Identify the following types of reflection:

______________ _____________

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Q10a. The diagram below shows George using his laptop. Light from the lamp is reflected by
the laptop screen.

(i) On the diagram above draw a ray of light to show how George sees the
light from the lamp reflected by the laptop screen. Use a ruler.
Draw arrows to show the direction of light.

(ii) With the laptop screen in the position shown in part (i), George sees an
image of the lamp on the screen. George tilts the screen forwards as shown below.

When the screen is tilted forwards it is easier for George to see the words
on the screen. What happens to the reflected ray of light when the screen is tilted?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

b. What is dispersion of light? What causes it?

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
c. Name:
a) Primary colours of light.___________________________________________________
b) Secondary colours of light:_________________________________________________
c) Colours of white light: ____________________________________________________

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Q11. Sunita puts on a pair of special glasses as shown below. The glasses have coloured
filters in them.

(a) Sunita looks at a lamp through the green

filter. The lamp gives out white light, but
appears to be green.
Explain how this is possible.

___________________________________

___________________________________

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(b) Sunita looks at a red lamp.

(i) What colour will the lamp appear to Sunita, if she looks at it
through the red filter?

___________________________________
Explain your answer.
_______________________________________________________________
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(ii) What colour will the lamp appear to Sunita, if she looks at it through the
green filter?

___________________________________

Explain your answer.

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