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more about light grade 8

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these describes how light travels through an empty space?
a)
It travels straight but may change direction to avoid objects.
b)
It changes direction often even if there are no objects. 
c)
It comes to a stop after it travels a certain distance. 
d)
It travels in a straight line without stopping. 
2.
What kind of path does light take?
a)
It travels in a straight line until it hits something or goes through it.
b)
It bounces off all objects.
c)
It curves around all objects.
d)
It goes through all objects.
3.

When the candle is lit some of the candlelight will shine through the hole. Which diagram best shows where the light appears on the opposite wall inside the box?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which of the following explains why Jia Xin can see the book on the table?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

What happens to the light that passes through cornea?

a)

it gets reflected.

b)

it gets shattered.

c)

it gets refracted.

6.

what is the function of iris in the eye?

a)

it detect colours.

b)

it focuses the light.

c)

it controls the size of pupil.

7.

why pupil gets smaller in bright light?

a)

to get as much light as possible.

b)

to prevent damaged to eye due to bright light.

c)

to make sure light gets refracted.

8.

The image formed on the retina is _____________

a)

upside

b)

upside down

c)

rotated at 90 degrees angle.

9.

The transparent covering of eye is called ___________.

a)

pupil

b)

iris

c)

cornea

10.

Which part of the camera focuses light?

a)

sensor

b)

shutter

c)

lens

11.

special cells in the retina change the light energy into electrical impulses called ___________

a)

optic impulses

b)

nerve impulses

c)

connective impulses

12.

Nerve impulses are sent to the brain along the _____________

a)

optic nerve

b)

nasal nerve

c)

pulmonary nerve

13.

What is the function of rod cells?

a)

to detect colours in bright light.

b)

to detect colours in dim light.

c)

to detect secondary colours.

14.

What is the function of cone cells?

a)

to detect colours in dim light.

b)

to detect secondary colours in dim light.

c)

to detect colours in bright light.

15.
What color has the lowest wave frequency?
a)
Purple
b)
Green
c)
Red
d)
Yellow
16.
The layer of cells on the inside back surface of the eye is called the
a)
cornea.
b)
retina.
c)
optic nerve.
d)
iris.
17.
The opening in the middle of the eye is called
a)
pupil.
b)
iris.
c)
cornea.
d)
retina.
18.
Which parts of your eye are transparent?
a)
retina
b)
optic nerve
c)
cornea and lens
d)
iris
19.

What is the near point of a normal human eye?

a)

25 cm

b)

Infinity

c)

-25 cm

20.

Splitting of light into its colours is known as ________ of light

a)

VIBGYOR

b)

Spectrum

c)

Rainbow

d)

Dispersion

21.

__________ are used in submarines, tanks and also by soldiers in bunkers to see things outside

a)

Periscope

b)

Kaleidoscope

c)

Multiple images

d)

Dispersion

22.

An image formed by a mirror the left of the object appears on the right and the right appears on the left this is known as _________

a)

Lateral inversion

b)

Inverted image

c)

Virtual image

23.

ASSERTION (A): A rainbow is formed when white light is incident on raindrops.

REASON (R): White light contains seven colours and it undergoes dispersion inside a raindrop

a)

Both A and R are correct, and R is correct explanation of A

b)

Both A and R are correct, but R is not correct explanation of A

c)

A is correct and R is incorrect

d)

Both are incorrect

24.

Who established that white light consist of light of seven colours

a)

Newton

b)

Joule

c)

Pascal

d)

Huygen

25.

What happens when ray of light travels from air to glass medium

a)

It bends towards the normal

b)

It bends away from the normal

c)

I t does not deviate from its path

d)

None of these

26.

The eye lens is held in position by____

a)

rods and cones

b)

iris and pupil

c)

cornea

d)

none of these

27.

A virtual image is one which

a)

can be taken on the screen

b)

cannot be taken on the screen

c)

sometimes taken and sometimes not taken

d)

is formed only by concave mirror

28.

Air is not visible because it

a)

is nearly a perfectly transparent substance

b)

neither absorb nor reflects light

c)

transmits whole of light

d)

All the above are correct

29.

The ray of light which falls on the mirror's reflecting surface is called the

a)

Incident ray

b)

Reflected ray

c)

Normal

d)

Falling ray

30.

Angle i =

a)

Incident ray

b)

Angle r

c)

Angle n

d)

Angle o

31.

The phenomenon due to which a parallel beam of light on striking a smooth and highly polished surface is reflected back as a parallel beam of light is called

a)

Diffused reflection

b)

Regular reflection

c)

Irregular reflection

d)

Refraction

32.

The outermost covering of the eye made of white tough fibrous tissues is

a)

Cornea

b)

Sclera

c)

Retina

d)

Choroid

33.

At the junction of the optic nerve and the retina, no vision is possible because of no sensory cells at that spot. Name that spot.

a)

Blind spot

b)

Junction spot

c)

Sensory spot

d)

Suspensory spot

34.

The______________ is a device that produces beautiful patterns when it is rotated because of the multiple reflection of light.

a)

Periscope

b)

Kaleidoscope

c)

Microscope

d)

Telescope

35.

Q. Which of the following is the correct order in which light travels through the eye?

a)

Cornea, Lens, Retina, Pupil, Optic Nerve

b)

Pupil, Cornea, Lens, Retina, Optic Nerve

c)

Cornea, Retina, Lens, Pupil, Optic Nerve

d)

Cornea, Pupil, Lens, Retina, Optic Nerve