‭ tudent Name: ……………..

S Marks: /100‬
‭Note: answer on the same sheet. Add extra space or‬
‭document if so needed.‬

‭Q1. [ /20 M] Mark each of following as True or False:‬

‭Statement‬ ‭True?‬

‭Light is a type of mechanical wave.‬ Sel…

‭Light waves can not travel in vacuum.‬ Sel…

‭Nothing can travel faster than light.‬ Sel…

I‭n vacuum, all colors of light travel at the same‬ Sel…

‭speed‬

‭ peed, wavelength and frequency of light waves‬

S Sel…
‭satisfy the wave equation.‬

‭ lectromagnetic spectrum consists of visible‬

E Sel…
‭light only‬

‭ lane mirrors can be used to disperse white light‬

P Sel…
‭into component colors.‬

‭Opaque substances allow light to pass through them.‬ Sel…

‭ hite light consists of only seven component‬

W Sel…
‭colors.‬

‭ lackboard appears black because it reflects light of‬

B Sel…
‭all colors.‬

‭ 2. [ /25 M] Fill in the blanks by selecting the correct‬

Q
‭choice.‬
‭(i) Light travels fastest in …..‬
‭……(air/vacuum/water/glass)‬
‭(ii) Among the visible colors:‬
‭Red light has …………. (lowest/highest) frequency and‬
‭…………… (lowest/highest) wavelength.‬
‭Violet light has …………. (lowest/highest) frequency and‬
‭…………… (lowest/highest) wavelength.‬

(‭ iii) Plane mirrors create a ………… image. (real/virtual)‬

‭(iv) Plane mirrors create a ………… image.‬
‭(upright/inverted)‬
(‭ v) The image created by the plane mirror is ……. … in‬
‭size than the object. (smaller/equal/bigger)‬
‭(vi) During reflection from a plane mirror, the angle of‬
‭reflection is ……… angle of incidence. (equal to/ less‬
‭than/greater than).‬
‭(vii) During reflection from a plane mirror, angles of‬
‭incidence and angle of reflection are measured from the‬
‭………. of the mirror.(normal/surface)‬
‭(viii) To view an image of his body from head to feet, a 160‬
‭cm tall person will need a plane glass which is at least‬
‭……. cm tall.‬
‭(ix) ‘Index of refraction’ is always …. (less than/more‬
‭than/equal to) one.‬
‭(x) When light travels from one medium to another, it's‬
‭………. (wavelength/frequency/amplitude) remains the‬
‭same but it’s …………(wavelength/frequency/amplitude)‬
‭gets altered.‬
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‭ 3. [ /5 M]‬
Q
‭For a pencil lying in a glass of water:‬
‭(i) Its underwater portion appears bent towards the vertical‬
‭direction because of ……………… (reflection‬
‭/refraction/diffusion) property of light.‬

(‭ ii) It happens because the speed of light in water is ……..‬

‭(same/less/more) than in air.‬

‭ 4. [ /5 M]‬
Q
‭Index of refraction of water is the speed of light in …….‬
‭(air/glass/vacuum) divided by speed of light in ……‬
‭(air/glass/vacuum)‬

‭ 5. [ /10 M]‬
Q
‭For total internal reflection to occur light must enter from‬
‭an optically ……….. (rarer/denser) medium into a ………..‬
‭(rarer/denser) medium at an angle ………..‬
‭(higher/lower/same) than the critical angle.‬

‭ 6. [30 M]‬
Q
‭Monochromatic light of 600 nm wavelength falls at point‬
‭B on a pool containing a liquid as shown:‬

(‭ i) What is the angle of incidence?‬

‭(ii) Which path the refracted light is expected to follow?‬
‭B-C (at about 18 deg to horizontal),‬
‭B-D (at about 63 deg to horizontal), or‬
‭B-E (at about 53 deg to horizontal),‬
‭(iii) What is the angle of refraction,‬
‭(iv) Find the index of refraction.‬

‭(v) Find the speed of light in the pool.‬

(‭ vi) Frequency of light in the pool‬

‭(vii) wavelength of light in the pool‬
‭(vi) if instead the incoming light were to fall ‘vertically’,‬
‭what would be‬
‭(a) angle of incidence‬
‭(b) angle of refraction‬
‭(`c) Speed of light in liquid‬

‭Q7. [ /5 M]‬
‭ hy do objects lying in a pool of water appear to be at less‬
W
‭depth than the depth they actually are at? Explain‬