Important Questions for Class 7

Science

Chapter 15 – Light

Very Short Answer Questions: 1 Mark

1. Light travels in a line.

Ans: Straight

2. Direction of light can be changed by .

Ans: Reflection

3. Concave mirror is an example of a mirror.

Ans: Spherical

4. A can be used to split light into 7 colours.

Ans: Prism

5. Image can be obtained on a screen.

Ans: Real

Short Answer Questions: 3 Marks

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6. Differentiate between a real image and a virtual image.
Ans: Difference between a real image and a virtual image is as follows:

Real Image Virtual Image

● The image which can be ● The image which cannot be
obtained on screen is called a obtained on screen is called
real image. virtual image

● It is always inverted. ● It is always erect.

● Light rays actually converge ● Light rays appear to converge.

at a point to form an image on
screen.

● It is formed by a concave ● It is formed by a plane mirror

mirror and convex lens. and concave lens.

7. Explain Newton disc.

Ans: The Newton disc was invented by Isaac Newton. It is a spherical disc
containing 7 segments. Each segment corresponds to one colour in the rainbow.
Thus, the seven colours present in the Newton disc are violet, indigo, blue, green,
yellow, orange and red. When the disc is rotated the colours start to fade to form a
single white colour. Newton, thus demonstrated that white light is a combination of
7 different colours found in the rainbow with the help of Newton disc.
8. Explain how a concave mirror can be used to burn a piece of paper.
Ans: Concave mirror is also known as converging mirror. When the sunlight passes
through the concave mirror and reaches the paper it forms a sharp focus. The paper
and the mirror are held in the position for some time and slowly the paper starts
burning at the point of focus. It is due to convergence of all the light/heat energy at
one point. This is how a concave mirror is used to burn a piece of paper.

9. Differentiate between concave and convex lenses.

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Ans: Difference between concave and convex lenses are as follows:

Concave Lens Convex Lens

● This type of lens is thin in ● This type of lens is thicker
the middle and thicker at at the centre and thinner at
the edges. the edges.

● It is also known as a ● It is also known as

diverging lens. converging lens.

● It does not have a real ● It has a real focus.

focus.

● It is used to correct ● It is used to correct

Myopia. hyperopia.

10. Demonstrate that light travels in a straight line.

Ans: Stepwise process to demonstrate that light moves in a straight line:

i. Light a candle.
ii. See the burning candle through a straight pipe.

iii. Second time, view the burning candle through a bent pipe.

Result: The first time you viewed the candle through a straight pipe light reached
your eyes whereas in the second attempt you could not see the light.

Long Answer Questions: 5 Marks

11. Explain the formation of a rainbow.
Ans: A rainbow is a spectrum of light consisting of seven different colours. We
usually see a rainbow after rainfall. It is formed when the sunlight falls on the water
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droplets present in the sky after rainfall. The raindrops act as a prism and split the
sunlight in seven different colours i.e. violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and
red. Formation of the rainbow involves reflection, refraction and dispersion of light.

12. List a few uses of spherical mirrors.

Ans: Spherical mirrors are of two types: i) concave mirror, ii) convex mirror.

Uses of Concave Mirror:

i. It is used in solar cookers.

ii. It is used by dentists.

iii. It is used in torches, head light of vehicles as reflector.

iv. It is used as shaving mirrors to see enlarged faces.

Uses of Convex Mirror:

i. It is used as a rear view mirror in vehicles.

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 ii. It is also used in security mirrors at any place.

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