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Chapter (5)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light is a form of _____ which stimulates our sense of vision.

a)

energy

b)

power

c)

pressure

2.

The speed of light in vacuum is ________.

a)

3×108 ms-1

b)

3×108 cms-1

c)

3×1010 ms-1

3.

Light can exhibit both wave and ______ character.

a)

magnetic

b)

electric

c)

particle

4.

Light has _____ duality.

a)

wave-electric

b)

wave-particle

c)

wave-magnetic

5.

A particle of light called a corpuscle by Newton is now called a ______.

a)

proton

b)

photon

c)

electron

6.

The bending of ruler partly immersed in water is due to _____ of light.

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

7.

The more the optically dense a medium is, the _____ is the velocity of light in that medium.

a)

greater

b)

smaller

c)

the same

8.

The refractive index of diamond is _____ than that of glass.

a)

greater

b)

smaller

c)

the same

9.

Refractive index of air is taken as ______.

a)

zero

b)

one

c)

two

10.

The concept of _____ is used in cutting the facets of diamond.

a)

reflection

b)

angle of deviation

c)

total internal reflection

11.

When white light is dispersed by a prism, _____ colour is deviated least.

a)

red

b)

violet

c)

orange

12.

Total reflecting prisms are used in______.

a)

periscope

b)

telescope

c)

microscope

13.

The refractive index of the prism for _____ colour is the largest.

a)

red

b)

violet

c)

orange

14.

A band of different colours is called a ______.

a)

dispersion

b)

spectrum

c)

deviation

15.

For normal vision the maximum distance of distinct vision is ______.

a)

25 cm

b)

25 mm

c)

25 m

16.

A ray of light is a stream of ______.

a)

heavy particles

b)

corpuscles

c)

none of these

17.

In the total internal reflecting prism _____ of light is reflected.

a)

50%

b)

75%

c)

100%

18.

The velocity of light in a medium depends upon the _______ density of that medium.

a)

electrical

b)

magnetic

c)

optical

19.

When a ray of light passes from water to air, the velocity of light _____.

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

remains constant

20.

When the angle of incidence is equal to the critical angles, the angle of refraction is _______.

a)

0⁰

b)

45⁰

c)

90⁰

21.

The energy E released from an atom is given by _____.

a)

E = mgh

b)

E = 1/2mv2

c)

E = mc2

22.

The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of _____ for a ray passing through a glass slab with parallel sides.

a)

deviation

b)

emergence

c)

none of these

23.

The wavelength of visible light lies between ________.

a)

400 nm and 700 nm

b)

20 mm and 200 mm

c)

40 μm and 70 μm

24.

The primary light colours are ______ , red and green.

a)

magnenta

b)

blue

c)

yellow

25.

The scientist who measured the velocity of light in air

c = 3×108 ms-1 was _______.

a)

Fizeau

b)

Roemer

c)

Huygens