Year 8 – Chapter 15: Light 10. Explain how we are able to see the objects around us.
1. Explain what light is. __________________________________________________________________
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11. Label the following diagram.
2. Describe the following.
Luminous ____________________________________________________
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3. How do you tell if an object is luminous?
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4. Explain the following.
Sunbeam ____________________________________________________
Light ray ____________________________________________________
5. Name the three properties of non-luminous objects and describe each.
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6. Define a shadow.
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12. Describe how objects with smooth surfaces and objects with rough
7. Explain what affects the shape of the shadow.
surfaces reflect light.
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Objects with smooth surfaces
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8. What determines the size and intensity of the shadow?
Objects with rough surfaces
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13. Name the two types of images and explain each.
9. How does the shadow look like in the following scenario?
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A small light source ____________________________________________
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A large light source ____________________________________________
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14. What are the three similarities and one difference between an object 23. Name the colour pigments that produces the following colours.
and its virtual image? Red ___________________________________________________________
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15. What is the difference between reflection and refraction of light? 24. Label the following diagram.
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16. Explain what happens to light as it pass into a denser medium.
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17. Explain what happens to light as it comes out of a denser medium.
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18. Describe what a prism does to white light passing through it.
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19. Describe how rainbow forms. C H
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20. How do we see an object as green? F K
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21. What happens when white light passes through a red colour filter? 25. Explain how the eye helps us see.
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22. Name the colours that produces the following colour lights. __________________________________________________________________
Cyan ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
Magenta ____________________________________________________
Yellow ____________________________________________________
Year 8 – Chapter 15: Light 10. Explain how we are able to see the objects around us.
1. Explain what light is. THE OBJECTS AROUND US REFLECT LIGHT SOURCES INTO OUR EYES.
LIGHT IS A FORM OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY/RADIATION
11. Label the following diagram.
2. Describe the following.
Luminous EMITS LIGHT
Non-luminous DOESN’T EMIT LIGHT
3. How do you tell if an object is luminous?
BRING THE OBJECT TO A DARK PLACE. IF IT CAN BE SEEN, IT IS LUMINOUS.
4. Explain the following.
Sunbeam SUNLIGHT REFLECTING OFF DUST PARTICLES
Light ray LONG, STRAIGHT LINES OF LIGHT WITH STRAIGHT EDGES
5. Name the three properties of non-luminous objects and describe each.
TRANSPARENT LETS LIGHT PASS THROUGH WITHOUT SCATTERING IT
TRANSLUCENT LETS LIGHT PASS THROUGH BUT SCATTERS IT
OPAQUE DOESN’T LET LIGHT PASS THROUGH AT ALL
6. Define a shadow.
A REGION WITHOUT LIGHT THAT FORMS BEHIND THE OBJECT.
7. Explain what affects the shape of the shadow. 12. Describe how objects with smooth surfaces and objects with rough
THE POSITION OF THE LIGHT SOURCE AND ON WHERE THE SHADOW FALLS surfaces reflect light.
Objects with smooth surfaces
8. What determines the size and intensity of the shadow? ANGLE OF INCIDENCE IS EQUAL TO ANGLE OF REFLECTION.
THE SIZE OF THE LIGHT SOURCE AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE LIGHT LIGHT RAYS ARE REFLECTED AT THE SAME ANGLES.
SOURCE AND THE OBJECT Objects with rough surfaces
LIGHT RAYS ARE SCATTERED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
9. How does the shadow look like in the following scenario?
A small light source A SHARP SHADOW THAT IS EQUALLY DARK ALL OVER 13. Name the two types of images and explain each.
A large light source A SHADOW WITH A DARK CENTRAL REGION AND A REAL IMAGE: CAN BE PROJECTED ONTO A SURFACE
LIGHTER SHADOW SURROUNDING IT VIRTUAL IMAGE: CANNOT BE PROJECTED ONTO A SURFACE
14. What are the three similarities and one difference between an object 23. Name the colour pigments that produces the following colours.
and its virtual image? Red MAGENTA AND YELLOW
SIMILARITIES: WAY UP, SIZE AND DISTANCE FROM THE MIRROR Blue MAGENTA AND CYAN
DIFFERENCE: WRONG WAY ROUND Green YELLOW AND CYAN
15. What is the difference between reflection and refraction of light? 24. Label the following diagram.
REFLECTION OF LIGHT IS LIGHT BOUNCING OFF A SURFACE. REFRACTION OF
LIGHT IS LIGHT BENDING AS IT PASS THROUGH FROM ONE MEDIUM TO
ANOTHER.
16. Explain what happens to light as it pass into a denser medium.
LIGHT TRAVELS SLOWER AND BENDS TOWARDS NORMAL.
17. Explain what happens to light as it comes out of a denser medium.
LIGHT TRAVELS FASTER AND BENDS AWAY FROM NORMAL.
18. Describe what a prism does to white light passing through it.
THE PRISM DISPERSES THE WHITE LIGHT INTO A RANGE OF COLOURS OR
SPECTRUM.
B CILIARY MUSCLE G VITREOUS HUMOUR
19. Describe how rainbow forms. C IRIS H OPTIC DISK
SUNLIGHT IS REFLECTED AND REFRACTED BY DROPLETS OF WATER. D AQUEOUS HUMOUR I FOVEA
E LENS J SCHLERA
20. How do we see an object as green? F CORNEA K CHOROID
THE OBJECT ABSORBS ALL OTHER COLOURS BUT REFLECTS GREEN. L RETINA
21. What happens when white light passes through a red colour filter? 25. Explain how the eye helps us see.
THE FILTER ABSORBS ALL OTHER COLOURS BUT ALLOWS ONLY RED COLOUR TO LIGHT IS REFRACTED BY CORNEA, AND PASSES THROUGH AQUEOUS HUMOUR
PASS THROUGH. AND IRIS. LIGHT IS THEN REFRACTED BY EYE LENS AND PASSES THROUGH
VITREOUS HUMOUR TO PROJECT AN IMAGE ON THE RETINA. LIGHT-SENSITIVE
22. Name the colours that produces the following colour lights. CELLS ON RETINA SEND SIGNALS TO THE BRAIN THAT ALLOWS US TO PERCEIVE
Cyan BLUE AND GREEN WHAT WE SEE.
Magenta RED AND BLUE
Yellow GREEN AND RED