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LIGHT SHADOWS AND REFLECTION MCQs

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Question 11. Write one characteristic of an image formed by a pin-hole camera. [1 MARK]
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The image formed by a pin-hole camera is inverted.
Question 12. The best way to observe a solar eclipse is ___.
  1.    to see it using a blackened/dark plate of glass
  2.    to see it through a binoculars
  3.    to see it through a normal telescope
  4.    to see with naked eyes
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Answer: Option A. -> to see it using a blackened/dark plate of glass
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Looking at the sun can cause permanent damage to one's eyes even on an eclipse. This is because the intensity of light coming from the sun is very high. In order to observe a solar eclipse, one should use a media which absorbs or reflects most of the sunlight allowing just a small fraction of light to fall on our eyes. One such media can be a glass plate blackened over sooty flame of a candle.
Question 13. To see shadows with the help of our eyes, a screen is required.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    Sun is spherical in shape.
  4.    Because pinhole camera always gives an upstraight image.
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Answer: Option A. -> True
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A
Shadows are formed when an object blocks the light. The screen is necessary forthe shadow to be projected (which is just the absence of light) and only after that, a shadow is visible.
To See Shadows With The Help Of Our Eyes, A Screen Is Requir...
Question 14. The image formed in a pinhole camera is inverted because of the rectilinear propagation of light.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    Opaque object
  4.    Metal object
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Answer: Option A. -> True
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A
Light travels in a straight line. Thus light from the top of the object after passing through the pinhole will reach the bottom of the camera screen and light from the bottom of the object will pass through the pinhole and reach the top of the screen. This will cause an inversion of the image as shown below.
The Image Formed In A Pinhole Camera Is Inverted Because Of ...
Question 15. In a completely dark room, we can see our face in the mirror.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    During evening and morning, the intensity of sunlight is very high.
  4.    During evening and morning, the intensity of sunlight is very low.
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Answer: Option B. -> False
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B
When we see our image in a mirror, following steps occur:

  1. Light from a source falls on the face.

  2. Our face reflects (diffused reflection) light in all directions.

  3. Reflected light from the face falls on the mirror and is reflected back.

  4. When light reflected from mirror reaches our eyes, we see our face.


When the room is dark, where no light source exists, step 1 does not happen and hence, we cannot see our reflection in the mirror.
Question 16. How can you convert a transparent glass sheet into a translucent glass sheet?
  1.    By using glass paint
  2.    By attaching a cardboard sheet
  3.    By attaching a thin metal sheet
  4.    By attaching another glass sheet
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Answer: Option A. -> By using glass paint
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Cardboard and metal sheets are opaque and attaching them will makethe glass opaque.
After attaching another glass sheet, the glass remains transparent as both glass sheets allow all light to pass through them.
Painting the sheet with glass paint,will cause partial absorptionof light, thereby making it translucent.
Question 17. Which type of object doesn't cast a shadow?
  1.    Transparent object
  2.    Translucent object
  3.    Opaque object
  4.    Metal object
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Answer: Option A. -> Transparent object
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For a shadow to be formed, light should be obstructed by the object so that the screen behind it stays dark. Since transparent objects allows light to pass through them, they cannot form a shadow.
Translucent objects allows light to pass through them partially. Opaque objects do not allow light to pass through them. Therefore, translucent and opaque objects cast a shadow. Metals are opaque objects.
Question 18. Mirror is an opaque object.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.     a straight line
  4.    a zig-zag path
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Answer: Option A. -> True
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Opaque objects don't allow the light to pass through them. Mirror doesn't allow light to pass through it. A beam of light gets reflected back after striking the mirror.
Question 19. Our shadows are longer in the morning and evening. Why? 
  1.    During evening and morning the angle of elevation from the Sun is low.
  2.    During morning and evening, the size of Sun increases.
  3.    During evening and morning, the intensity of sunlight is very high.
  4.    During evening and morning, the intensity of sunlight is very low.
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Answer: Option A. -> During evening and morning the angle of elevation from the Sun is low.
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At noon the sun is at its highest point, so it hits you at an angle closest to 90 than any other part of the day. In the morning and late afternoon, however, it is much lower in the sky and hits you at a more lateral angle, extending your shadow.
Question 20. A body which emits light by itself is called_______.
  1.    luminous body
  2.    non-luminous body
  3.    reflecting body
  4.    refracting body
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Answer: Option A. -> luminous body
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Objects which emit light of their own are called luminous objects. Stars, flashlight, candles etc are examples of luminous objects. Non-luminousobjects are visible because they reflect light emitted by luminous objects.

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