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Question 11 Mark
Define the following term
Angle of incidence
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Angle of incidence: The angle formed between the incident ray PO and the normal ‘ON’ is angle of incidence.
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Question 21 Mark
Define the following term
Normal
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Normal: The perpendicular line drawn from, the point of incidence to the plane of reflecting surface is called normal.
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Question 31 Mark
Define the following term
Reflected ray
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Reflected ray: The ray of light that comes from the point when the incident ray falls on the reflection material.
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Question 41 Mark
Define the following term
Incident ray
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Incident ray- The ray of light that falls on the surface of the reflection materials.
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Question 51 Mark
Why do we see white color in Newton’s disc, when we rotate it very fast?
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When the disc turned quickly, the retina receives the sensation of the spectrum simultaneously and disc appears white.
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Question 61 Mark
How do you obtain a spectrum of light?
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When white light is made to fall on the surface of a prism, it disperses and we obtain a spectrum of light.
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Question 71 Mark
What do you mean by lateral inversion?
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The phenomenon due to which left hand side of object appears as right hand side and vice versa is called lateral inversion.
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Question 81 Mark
What is reflection of light?
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The bouncing back of light from a reflecting surface of an object is called as reflection of light
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Question 91 Mark
What is prism?
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A prism is an object made up of a transparent material, like glass or plastic that has at least two flat surfaces that form an acute angle (less than 90°).
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Question 101 Mark
What is plane mirror?
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A plane mirror is a mirror with a flat reflective surface. A plane mirror makes an image of objects in front of it.
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Question 121 Mark
What are the three types of materials based on the absorption of light?
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  1. Transparent Material
  2. Translucent Material
  3. Opaque Material
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Question 131 Mark
Is the moon a luminous object?
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No, the moon is non-luminous. The reason is that moon does not produce its own light. Instead, it reflects the light of the sun falling on it.
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Question 141 Mark
What are luminous objects?
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All objects which emit light energy by themselves are called luminous objects. Ex.: Sun, electric bulb.
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Question 161 Mark
What is an eclipse?
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An eclipse is an incident, when any astronomical object is partially or fully obscured due to the placement of another astronomical object in the presence of light.
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Question 171 Mark
What is Newton’s disc?
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Newton Disc is a card board disc with seven equal sectors colored red, yellow, orange, green, blue, indigo and violet. When the disc turned quickly, the retina receives the sensation of the spectrum simultaneously and disc appears white.
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Question 181 Mark
State the size of the image formed by a plane mirror?
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The size of image formed by a plane mirror is same as that of the object infront of the mirror.
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Question 191 Mark
What is reflection of light?
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When light falls on smooth surface like mirror then it changes its direction, it is called reflection.
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