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Revision Assignment 3

Human eye and colourful world

Q.1. Assertion : Stars twinkle but planets do not.


Reason : Stars are very distant so appear to us as point objects whereas the
planets being closer to us behave as a collection of point objects. (1)
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct
explanation of the assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct
explanation of the assertion.
(c) If the assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If assertion is false but reason is true

Q.2. Assertion : White light on passing through a prism , splits into seven
constituent colours.
Reason : The different colours have different wavelengths. (1)
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct
explanation of the assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct
explanation of the assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If assertion is false but reason is true

Q3 What is meant by the spectrum of white light? How can we recombine the
components of white light after a prism has separated them? Draw a diagram to
illustrate it. (3)

Q4 Differentiate between glass slab and glass prism. What happens when a narrow
beam of
(i) monochromatic light and (ii) white light passes through a) glass slab and b)
glass prism? (3)

Q 5 Explain with the help of diagram why the sun is visible to us two minutes
before the actual sun-rise and two minutes after the sunset. (2)
Q6

6 i) Tyndall effect is due to


a) Reflection of light
b) Refraction of light
c) Dispersion of light
d) Scattering of light
6 ii)To an astronaut sky looks
a) Blue
b) Red
c) White
d) Black

6 iii) The clear sky appears blue because


a) Blue light gets absorbed in the atmosphere
b) Ultraviolet radiations are absorbed in the atmosphere
c) Violet and blue lights get scattered more than lights of all other colours
by the atmosphere
d) Light of all other colours is scattered more than the violet and blue colour
lights by the atmosphere
6 iv)At noon , the sun appears white as
a) Light is least scattered
b) All the colours of white light are scattered away
c) Blue colour is scattered the most
d) Red colour is scattered the most

6 v)Danger signals installed at airports and at the top of tall buildings are of red
colour. The signals are visible from a distance. It is because
a) red coloured light is scattered the most from atmospheric particles
b)red coloured light is scattered the least from atmospheric particles
c)red coloured light is absorbed most by smoke or fog present in atmosphere
d) red coloured light suffers minimum deviation in hot air of atmosphere.

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