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Here’s an updated worksheet with short questions included, keeping the total

at 60 marks.

Light – Worksheet

Total Marks: 60

Time: 40 minutes

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (20 marks)

(2 marks each)

1. What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

a) 300,000 m/s

b) 3 × 10⁸ m/s

c) 150,000 m/s

d) 3 × 10⁷ m/s

2. The image formed by a plane mirror is:

a) Real and inverted

b) Virtual and upright

c) Real and upright

d) Enlarged

3. Which phenomenon causes a rainbow?

a) Reflection

b) Dispersion

c) Refraction

d) Absorption

4. The angle between the incident ray and the normal is called:

a) Angle of reflection

b) Angle of incidence

c) Angle of refraction

d) Critical angle
5. A concave lens is also called a:

a) Converging lens

b) Diverging lens

c) Reflecting lens

d) Transparent lens

Section B: Fill in the Blanks (10 marks)

(1 mark each)

1. Light travels in a __________ line.


2. A __________ material allows some light to pass through it.
3. The splitting of white light into its colors is called __________.
4. Shadows are formed when light is __________.
5. The bending of light when it passes from air to water is called
__________.
6. The __________ of light remains constant in the same medium
7. A __________ mirror curves outward.
8. Light travels fastest in __________.
9. A lens that is thicker in the center is called a __________ lens.
10. The __________ is the center point of a curved mirror.

Section C: True/False (10 marks)

(1 mark each)

1. Light cannot travel through a vacuum.


2. A convex lens always forms a virtual image.
3. Refraction occurs because light changes speed in different mediums.
4. Shadows are sharpest when the light source is very far.
5. Red light bends the most during dispersion.
6. A concave mirror can form real and virtual images.
7. Transparent materials block all light.
8. The normal is an imaginary line perpendicular to the surface.
9. A prism causes light to disperse into colors.
10. A plane mirror forms a laterally inverted image.

Section D: Short Questions (20 marks)

(4 marks each)

1. Define reflection of light. Give one real-life example.

2. What is refraction? Explain with an example.

3. Differentiate between opaque, translucent, and transparent materials


with examples.

4. What are the primary colors of light, and how do they combine to form
white light?

5. Explain how a rainbow forms in the atmosphere.

Answer Key Available Upon Request.

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