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Physical Science

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He is the Greek philosopher who insisted that light travels as tiny particles from a luminous object to the eye.

a)

Christian Huygens

b)

Empedocles

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Sir Isaac Newton

2.

A phenomenon in which light rays get deviated from its straight path on striking an obstacle like dust or gas molecules, water vapors etc.

a)

dispersion

b)

prism

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

3.

He said that light consists of discrete energy units called photons.

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Christian Huygens

c)

Empedocles

d)

Sir Isaac Newton

4.

When a luminous ray hits a smooth polished surface and the light ray bounces off, it is called the light ___________.

a)

dispersion

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

reflection

5.

What occurs when parallel rays of light hit a rough or bumpy surface?

a)

Diffused reflection

b)

Diffraction

c)

Refraction

d)

Refular reflection

6.

An image of a distant object caused by refraction of light is called a _______.

a)

Hologram

b)

Mirage

c)

Prism

d)

Rainbow

7.

It is a phenomenon in which light rays get deviated from its straight path on striking an obstacle like dust or gas molecules, water vapors etc.

a)

Mirage

b)

Prism

c)

Rainbow

d)

Scaterring of Light

8.

It is the slight bending of light as it passes about an object's edge.

a)

Diffraction

b)

Prism

c)

Rainbow

d)

Scattering of light

9.

It is the reflection of light back and forth through reflecting surfaces several times.

a)

Diffused reflection

b)

Regular reflection

c)

Multiple reflection

d)

Specular diffraction

10.

If the incident light ray that falls upon the surface is reflected off the object, the ray that bounces back is called ________?

a)

Vertical ray

b)

Light ray

c)

Reflected ray

d)

Incident light ray