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Question 11 Mark
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words: Night birds have $............$ cones than rods in their eyes.
Answer
Night birds have Fewer cones than rods in their eyes.
Explanation: Night birds have fewer cones and more rods because rods function in less amount of light. Cones function in bright light.
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Question 21 Mark
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words: If you touch your $............$ ear with right hand in front of a plane mirror, it will be seen in the mirror that your right ear is touched with $............$
Answer
If you touch your Left ear ear with right hand in front of a plane mirror, it will be seen in the mirror that your right ear is touched with left hand.
Explanation: Images formed by a plane mirror are opposite in direction.
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Question 31 Mark
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words: A person 1m in front of a plane mirror seems to be $............ m$ away from his image.
Answer
A person $1m$ in front of a plane mirror seems to be $2m$ away from his image.
Explanation: Image formed by a plane mirror is far behind the mirror as the object is in front of the mirror.
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Question 111 Mark
The point on the surface at which incident ray strikes is called $............$
Answer
point of incidence
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Question 241 Mark
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:
In a movie, the still pictures in proper sequence are projected on the screen usually at the rate of $............$ pictures per second.
Answer
In a movie, the still pictures in proper sequence are projected on the screen usually at the rate of $24$ pictures per second.
Explanation:
The frame rate for motion pictures is $24$ pictures per second. Frame rate is the rate at which consecutive images are displayed in a display.
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Question 251 Mark
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words: The image of an object persists on the retina of an eye for about $............$ second even after the object has disappeared.
Answer
The image of an object persists on the retina of an eye for about $\frac1{16}^{th}$ second even after the object has disappeared.
Explanation: The phenomenon is known as Persistence of Vision. The property of this phenomenon is that the image formed on the retina of the eye persists for about $\frac1{16}^{th}$ of a second even after the object has disappeared.
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Question 261 Mark
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:
The angle of $............$ equals the angle of reflection.
Answer
The angle of Incidence equals the angle of reflection.
Explanation:
This is by law of reflection. The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.
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Question 271 Mark
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words: The size of pupil becomes $............$ when you see in dim light.
Answer
The size of pupil becomes Large when you see in dim light.
Explanation:
The size of pupil dilates, facilitated by the iris, so that maximum amount of possible light enters the eye and a person views things clearly.
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Question 281 Mark
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words: If the still pictures of a moving object are flashed on our eyes at a rate faster than $............$ pictures per second, the eye perceives the object as moving.
Answer
If the still pictures of a moving object are flashed on our eyes at a rate faster than $16$ pictures per second, the eye perceives the object as moving.
Explanation:
The is due to the phenomenon Persistence of Vision. The property of this phenomenon is that the image formed on the retina of the eye persists for about $\frac1{16}^{th}$ of a second, hence if $16$ frames are flashed in front of the eyes, they are viewed by the retina as an ongoing action.
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