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LIGHT SHADOWS AND REFLECTION MCQs

Total Questions : 97 | Page 8 of 10 pages
Question 71.


What are the things required to see an object? [2 MARKS]


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To see any non-luminous object, we need the following:


1) Source of light


2) An object


3) Eyes


When light emitted from a luminous object falls on a non-luminous object and is reflected, the reflected light reaches our eyes and enables us to see that object.


Question 72.


What is a shadow? Give an example. [2 MARKS]


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When light falls on an opaque object, a dark patch is formed on the other side of the object, if a screen is present on the other side. This dark patch is known as the shadow.
Eg: 
What Is A Shadow? Give An Example. [2 MARKS]


Question 73.


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 74.


What do you mean by luminous and non-luminous objects? Give examples. [3 MARKS]


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Luminous: 1 Mark
Non-luminous: 1 Mark
Examples: 1 Mark
Luminous objects are which emit light by their own.
Examples: - Sun, flame of a burning candle
Non-luminous objects are which can not emit light on their own. These objects reflect light from luminous bodies
Examples: - Moon, Earth


Question 75.


What do you mean by opaque, transparent and translucent objects? Give one example for each of them. [5 MARKS]


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Explanation: 1 Mark each
Examples: 2 Marks
1. When an object does not let light pass through it, the object is known as opaque. We cannot see through them. Example: Wall.
2. If you are able to see clearly through an object, it is allowing the light to pass through it and is transparent. Example: Air, glass.
3. There are some objects through which we can see, but not very clearly. Such objects are known as translucent. Example: Wet glass.


Question 76.


How are shadows formed? What are the two types of shadows based on the source of light? Do all objects cast shadows? [5 MARKS]


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Shadow Formation: 2 Marks
Types of shadows: 2 Marks
Types of Objects: 1 Mark
A shadow is just a space or region where there is no light since an opaque object is blocking light rays. The position and intensity of the source of light affects the properties of the type of shadow that is formed.
Light sources can be either point or non-point (extended) in nature. If it is a point source of light, then it forms a simple shadow called an umbra. If it is an extended light source, the shadow is divided into the umbra, penumbra, and antumbra. They can also be used to define levels of darkness, as is sometimes done when dealing with sunspots.


No, only opaque objects can cast a shadow.


Question 77.


Classify the objects or materials given below as opaque, transparent or translucent and luminous or non-luminous:


Air, water, a piece of rock, a sheet of aluminium, a mirror, a wooden board, a CD, smoke, a sheet of plain glass, fog, a piece of red-hot iron, an umbrella, a lighted fluorescent tube, a wall, a sheet of carbon paper, the flame of a gas burner, a sheet of cardboard, a lighted torch, a sheet of cellophane, a wire mesh, kerosene stove, Sun, firefly, moon. [5 MARKS]


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Opaque: a piece of rock, a sheet of aluminum, a mirror, a wooden board, a CD, an umbrella, a wall, a sheet of carbon paper, a sheet of cardboard.
 


Transparent: Air, water, a sheet of plane glass, a sheet of cellophane.


Translucent: smoke, fog, a wire mesh.
 


Luminous: a piece of red-hot iron, a lighted fluorescent tube, the flame of a gas burner, a lighted torch, kerosene stove, Sun, firefly.
 


Non-luminous: Air, water, a piece of rock, a sheet of aluminum, a mirror, a wooden board, a sheet of polythene, a CD, smoke, a sheet of plane glass, fog, an umbrella, a wall, a sheet of carbon paper, a sheet of cardboard, a sheet of cellophane, a wire mesh, moon.


Question 78.


Light travels in ___________.


  1.     a curved path
  2.     a circular path
  3.      a straight line
  4.     a zig-zag path
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Answer: Option C. ->  a straight line
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C
A ray of light always travels in a straight line. It always tends to follow the quickest path between two points which is a straight line for a given medium.
Question 79.


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 80.


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.


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