SMART STUDY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL , NATHDWARA
WORKSHEET- SCIENCE CLASS – X
CHAPTER – LIGHT:REFLECTION AND REFRACTION
1. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
(i) In which of the following is a concave mirror used ?
(a) A solar cooker
(b) A rear view mirror in the vehicles
(c) A safety mirror in shopping malls
(d) In viewing full size image of distant tall buildings
(ii) A student wants to obtain magnified image of an object AB as on a Screen.
Which one of the following arrangements shows the correct position of AB for him/her to be successful ?
Which of the following lenses would you prefer to use while reading small letters found in a dictionary
(a)A convex lens of focal length 50 cm.
(b)A concave lens of focal length 50 cm.
(c) A convex lens of focal length 5 cm.
(d)A concave lens of focal length 5 cm.
(iii) The radius of curvature of a mirror is 20 cm the focal length is
(a)20cm (b)10cm (c)40cm (d)5cm
(iv) When light enters from air to glass, which of the following changes:
A .Wavelength B. Velocity C. Frequency D. Amplitude
(a) A and D (b) B and C (c) A and C (d) A,B and D
(v) The unit of Power of lens is
(a)Metre (b) Centimetre (c) Diopter (d)m-1
(vi) The focal length of a plane mirror is
(a) Zero (b)infinite (c) 25cm (d)-25cm
(vii) When a plane mirror is rotated through a certain angle, the reflected ray turns through twice as much and the
size of the image:
(a) Is doubled (b) is halved (c) becomes infinite (d) remains the same
(viii) Which statement is true for the reflection of light?
(a) The angle of incidence and reflection are equal.
(b) The reflected light is less bright than the incident light.
(c) The sum of the angle of incidence and reflection is always greater than 900.
(d) The beams of the incident light, after reflection, diverge at unequal angles.
(ix) The image of an object placed in front of a convex mirror is formed at
(a) The object it self
(b) Twice the distance of the object in front of the mirror
(c) Half the distance of the object in front of the mirror
(d) Behind the mirror
(x) The image shows the path of incident rays to a concave mirror.
Where would the reflected rays meet for the image formation to take place?
(a) Behind the mirror
(b) Between F and O
(c) Between C and F
(d) Beyond to C
2. Give the answers briefly (Very Short Answer)
(i) Where is the image formed when an object is at large distance from a concave mirror
?
(ii) Magnification of a plane mirror is m=+1 ;What does m=1 and positive sign signify ?
(iii) Define power of a lens ?
(iv) State the two laws of reflection of light ?
(v) Find the absolute refractive index of a medium ,in which light travels with a speed of
1.4x108 m/s ?
(vi) How do we distinguish a medium to be a rarer or denser ? Give two reasons.
(vii) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image of an object placed between the
pole and Principal focus of a concave mirror. How will the nature and size of the image
formed change, if the mirror is replaced by converging lens of same focal length ?
(viii) Define the power of a lens and state its SI unit ?
(ix) Why does a ray of light bend when it travels from one transparent medium into another
?
(x) Explain why a ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror
gets reflected back along the same path ?
3. A concave mirror produces three times magnified (enlarged) reel image of an object placed
at 10cm in front of it .Where is the image located?
4. What is the nature of the image formed by a concave mirror if the magnification produced
by the mirror is (+3) ?
5. Absolute refractive indices of water and glass are (4/3) and (3/2) respectively. If the speed
of light in glass is 2 x 108 m/sec ; calculate the speed of light in vacuum and water ?
6. The absolute refractive index of Diamond is (2.42). What is the meaning of this statement?
If the speed of light in air is 3 x 108 m/sec , calculate the speed of light in a diamond ?
7. A convex mirror used for a rear-view automobile has a radius of curvature of 3 m. If a bus
is located at 5 m from this mirror, find the position, nature, and size of the image ?
8. A sharp image of a candle flame is obtained on a screen using a concave mirror. The
screen is placed at a distance of 60 cm from the mirror. If the flame is 4 cm high and its real
image is 12 cm high, calculate :- (i) The distance of the flame from the mirror (u) (ii)The
focal length of the mirror (f) ?
9. An object 4.0 cm in size, is placed 25.0 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length
15.0 cm.
(a) At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed in order to obtain a screen
in order to obtain a sharp image?
(b) Find the size of the image.
(c) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image in this case.
10. A 3.0 cm high object is placed at a distance of 80 cm from a concave lens of focal length
20cm. Find the size of the image formed.
11. A convergent lens forms a real and inverted image of an object at a distance of 20 cm
from it. If the image is of the same size as the object, find the focal length and the power of
the lens ?
12. An object 4 cm in height is placed at a distance of 15 cm from a concave lens of focal
length 10 cm. Use the lens formula to determine the position, nature, and size of the image
formed ?
13. Find the focal length of a lens have power -2.0 D ; What type of lens is this ?