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SCIENCE TEST (APRIL 5)

LIGHT, HEAT

Choose the correct answer

1. A ray of light passes from one medium to another medium. Refraction takes
place when angle of incidence is
𝑎)0° 𝑏)45° 𝑐)90°

2. ____ is used as reflectors in torchlight.

a)concave mirror b)plane mirror c)convex mirror

3. We can create enlarged, virtual images with

a)concave mirror b)plane mirror c)convex mirror

4. When the reflecting surface is curved outwards the mirror formed will be
a)concave mirror b)convex mirror c)plane mirror

5. When a beam if white light passes through a prism it gets

a)reflected b)only deviated c)deviated and dispersed

6. The speed of light is maximum in

A)vacuum b)glass c)diamong

State Whether true or false. If false correct the statement.

7. The angle of deviation depends on the refractive index of the glass.

8. If a ray of light passes obliquely from one medium to another, it does not
suffer any deviation.

9. The convex mirror always produces a virtual. Diminished and erect image of
the object.

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10. When an object is at the centre of curvature of concave mirror the image
formed will be virtual and erect.

11. The reason for brilliance of diamonds is total internal reflection of light.

Fill in the blanks

12. In going from a rarer to denser medium, the ray of light bends _____

13. The mirror used in search light is _____

14. The angle of deviation of light ray in a prism depends on the angle of ____

15. The radius of curvature of a concave mirror whose focal length is 5 cm is

____

16. Large ____ mirror are used to concentrate sunlight to produce heat in solar
furnaces.

Match the following

17. Ratio of height of image to height of object - concave mirror

Used in hairpin bends in mountains - total internal reflection
Coin inside water appearing slightly raised mirage - Magnification
Mirage - convex mirror
Used as dentist’s mirror - refraction

Assertion and reason type questions .

Mark the correct choice as

a)If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation
b)If both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct
explanation.
c)If assertion is true but reason is false
d)If assertion is false but reason is true.

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18. Assertion : For observing the traffic at a hairpin bend in mountain paths a
plane mirror is preferred over convex mirror and concave mirror

Reason : A convex mirror has a much larger field of view than a plane mirror or a
concave mirror

Choose the best answer

19. Which of the following has curved reflecting surface?

a) plane mirrors b) spherical mirrors
c) simple mirrors d) None of the above

20. The spherical mirror with a reflecting surface curved inward is called
a) convex mirror b) concave mirror
c) curved mirror d) None of the above

21. The spherical mirror used as a rear view mirror in the vehicle is
a) concave mirror b) convex mirror
c) plane mirror d) None of the above

22. The imaginary line passing through the centre of curvature and pole of a
spherical mirror is called
a) centre of curvature b) pole
c) principal axis d) radius curvature

23. The distance from the pole to the focus is called

a) pole length b) focal length
c) principal axis d) None of the above

24. If the image and object distance is same, then the object is placed at
a) infinity b) at F
c) between f and P d) at C

25 . If the focal length of a spherical mirror is 10 cm, what is the value of its radius
of curvature?
a) 10 cm b) 5 cm c) 20 cm d) 15 cm

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Fill in the blanks :

26. The spherical mirror used in a beauty parlour as make-up mirror is

___________.

27. Geometric centre of the spherical mirror is ___________.

28. Nature of the images formed by a convex mirror is ___________.

29. The mirror used by the ophthalmologist to examine the eye is ___________.

30. If the angle of incidence is 45°, then the angle of reflection is ________.

31. If an object is placed between two mirrors which are parallel to each other,
the number of images formed is __________.

Match the following

32. Convex mirror - Radio telescope

Parabolic mirror - rear – view mirror
Snell’s law - Kaleidoscope
Dispersion of light - in i/sin r=u
Refractive index - rainbow

Choose the correct answer :

33. The refractive index of four substances A,B,C and D are 1.31, 1.43, 1.33, 2.4
respectively, The speed of light is maximum in
a)A B)B C)C D)D

34. Where should an object be placed so that a real and inverted image of same
size is obtained by a convex lens.
a)f b)2f c)infinity d)between f and 2f

35. A small bulb is placed at the principal focus of a convex lens. When the bulb
is switched on the lens will produce
a)A convergent beam of light b)A divergent beam of light
c)A parallel beam of light d)A coloured beam of light

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36. Magnification of a convex lens is
a)positive b)negative c)either positive or negative
d)zero

37. A convex lens forms a real, diminished point sized images at focus. Then the
position of the object is at
a)focus b)infinity c)at 2f d)between f and 2f

38. Power of lens is -4D, then its focal length is

a)4m b)-40m c)-0.25 m d)-2.5 m

39. In a myopic eye, the image of the object is formed

a)behind the retina b)on the retina
c)in front of the retina d)on the blind spot

40. The eye defect presbyopia can be corrected by

a)convex lens b)concave lens c)convex mirror
d)in focal lenses

41. Which of the following lens would you prefer to use while reading small
letters found in a dictionary?
a)a convex lens of focal length 5 cm
b)a concave lens of focal length 5 cm
c)a convex lens of focal length 10 cm
d)a concave lens of focal length 10 cm

42. If Vg, VB, VR, be the velocity of blue, green and red light respectively in a
glass prism, then which of the following statement gives the correct relation?

a)VB=VG=VR B)VB>VG>VR C)VB<VG<VR D)VB<VG>VR

Fill in the blanks

43. The path of the light is called as _____

44. The refractive index of a transparent medium is always greater than ____

45. If the energy of incident beam and the scattered beam are same, then the
scattering of light is called as _____ scattering.

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46. According to Rayleigh’s scattering law, the amount of scattering of light is
inversely proportional to the fourth power of its ____

47. Amount of light entering into the eye is controlled by _____

True or false, If false correct it.

48. Velocity of light is greater in denser medium than in rarer medium

49. The power of lens depends on the focal length of the lens

50. Increase in the converging power of eye lens cause hypermetropia

51. The convex lens always gives small virtual image.

Match the following

52. Retina - path way of light

Pupil - Far point comes closer
Ciliary muscles - near point moves away
Myopia - Screen of the eye
Hypermetropia - Power of accommodation

53. The speed of light in vacuum is ____ m s-1

a)3.8×108 b) 388×108 c) 0.38×108 d) 3.6×108

54. Light is characterized by ____ and frequency

a)waves b)wavelength c)force d)distance

55. Among visible light, _____ has the lowest wavelength

a)red b)green c)indigo d)violet

56. The second law of refraction is also known as _____

a)law of reflection b)law of dispersion
c)snells’s law d)mie scattering

57. The ratio of speed of light in vacuum is defined as its

A)velocity b)refractive index c)reflective index
d)scattering property

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58. The refractive index of a medium is dependent on the _____
a)wavelength b)velocity c)frequency d)none of the above

59. In _____ scaterring, the energy of the incident beam and the scattered beam
are the same.
a)Rayleigh b)mie c)tyndall d)none of the above

60. ____ scattering is responsible for the white appearance of the cloud
a)Rayleigh b)mie c)tyndall d)raman

61. The spectral lines having frequency equal to the incident frequency is called
a)antistoke B)stoke c)Rayleigh d)raman

62. When one of the faces of a biconcave lens is plane, it is known as ____ lens
a)concave b)convex c)plano -concave d)plano – convex

63. ___ lenses are used as camera lenses

a)concave b)bifocal c)convex d)none of the above

64. For a concave lens, when an object is placed at infinity, a ____ image is
formed at the focus
a)real b)virtual c) enlarged d)diminished

65. Distances are measured from the ____ of the lens

a)focus b)curvature c)beyond curvature d)optical centre

66. ____ lenses are used as eye lens of Galilean telescope

a)convex b)concave c)bifocal d)none of the above

67. Power of accommodation is achieved by changing the ___ of the eye lens
a)curvature b)retina c)focal length d)none of the above

68. Myopia can be corrected using ____ lens

A)concave b)convex c)both d)none of the above

69. ___ is an optical instrument used to see distance objects

A)microscope b)telescope
c)kaleidoscope d)none of the above

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Find true or false

70. The lines having frequencies lower than the incident frequency are called
antistoke lines

71. When rays parallel to the principal axis strike a convex lens the refracted rays
are diverged

72. In astigmatism, the eye cannot see parallel and horizontal liens clearly

73. Astigmation, can be corrected by using bifocal lenses

74. Compound microscope has 50 to 200 times more magnification power that
simple microscope

75. The least count of a travelling microscope is 0.001 mm

76. The firs telescope was invented by Galileo in 1608.

77.The image in an astronomical telescope is diminished.

Heat

78. Heat is a form of ________.

a) electrical energy
b) gravitational energy
c) thermal energy
d) None of these

79. If you apply some heat energy to a substance, which of the following can take
place in it?

a) Expansion
b) Increase in temperature
c) Change of state
d) All the above.

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80. Which of the following substances will absorb more heat energy?

a) Solid b) Liquid
c) Gas d) All the above

81. If you apply equal amount of heat to a solid, liquid and gas individually,
which of the following will have more expansion?

a) Solid b) Liquid
c) Gas d) All of them

82. The process of converting a liquid into a solid is called_________.

a) sublimation b) condensation
c) freezing d) deposition

83. Conduction is the way of heat transfer which takes place in a____________.

a) solid b) liquid
c) gas d) All of them

II. Fill in the blanks.

84. A calorimeter is a device used to measure the________.

85. _______ is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of
1kg of a substance by 1°C.

86. A thermostat is a device which maintains _________.

87. The process of converting a substance from gaseous state to solid state is
called _________.

88. If you apply heat energy, the temperature of a system will ________.

89. If the temperature of a liquid in a container is decreased, then the interatomic

distance will ___________.

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III. State True or False. If false, correct the statement.

90. The applied heat energy can be realised as an increase in the average kinetic
energy of the molecules.

91. The dimensions of a substance are increased if the temperature of the

substance is decreased.

92. The process of converting a substance from solid state to gaseous state is
called condensation.

93. Convection is the process by which the thermal energy flows in solids.

94. The amount of heat gained by a substance is equal to the product of its mass
and latent heat.

95. In a thermos flask, the silvered walls reflect and radiate the heat outside

96. Calorie is the unit of

a)heat b) work c) temperature d) food

97. SI unit of temperature is

a) Fahrenheit b) joule c) Celsius d) kelvin

98. T wo cylindrical rods of same length have the area of cross section in the ratio
2 : 1. If both the rods are made up of same material, which of them conduct heat
faster?
a)both rods b)rod -2 c)rod- 1 d)none of them

99. In which mode of transfer of heat, molecules pass on heat energy to

neighbouring molecules without actually moving from their positions?
a)radiation b)conduction c)convection d)both B and C

100. A device in which the loss of heat due to conduction, convection and
radiation is minimized is
a)solar cell b)solar cooker c)thermometer d)thermos flask

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Fill in the blanks :

101. The fastest mode of heat transfer is ____

102. During day time, air blows from ____ to ___

103. Liquids and gases are generally ____ conductors of heat

104. The fixed temperature at which matter changes state from solid to liquid is
called _____

I. Choose the correct answer

105. The value of universal gas constant

a) 3.81 Jmol–1 K–1 b) 8.03 Jmol–1 K–1
c) 1.38 Jmol–1 K–1 d) 8.31 Jmol–1 K–1

106. If a substance is heated or cooled, the change in mass of that substance is

a) positive b) negative
c) zero d) none of the above

107. If a substance is heated or cooled, the linear expansion occurs along the axis
of
a) X or –X b) Y or –Y
c) both (a) and (b) d) (a) or (b)

108. Temperature is the average ___________ of the molecules of a substance

a) difference in K.E and P.E
b) sum of P.E and K.E
c) difference in T.E and P.E
d) difference in K.E and T.E

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II. Fill in the blanks:
109. The value of Avogadro number ________

110. The temperature and heat are _________ quantities

111. One calorie is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of
_______ of water through______.

112. According to Boyle’s law, the shape of the graph between pressure and
reciprocal of volume is ________________

113. ____ is the primary source of thermal energy for all living organisms

114. ____ is defined as the degree of hotness of a body

115. Temperature is the property, which determines the direction of flow of ____

116. temperature is a ___ quantity

117. The SI unit of temperature is _____

118. The temperature measured in relation to absolute zero using the kelvin scale
is known as ____

119. Absolute temperature is also known as ____ temperature

120. ____ K is the absolute scale of temperature of the body

121. If two bodies are said to be in thermal equilibrium , then they will be at the
____

122. Thermal energy is also known as ____

123. Heat energy flows from a body at a ____ temperature to another object at
____ temperature.

124. Heat is a ___ quantity

125. The rise in temperature is in proportion to the amount of ___ supplied

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126. All forms of matter undergo ___ on heating

127. The ratio of the increase in length of the body per degree rise in temperature
to its unit length is called as the ____

128. The SI unit of coefficient of linear expansion is ____

129. The SI unit of coefficient of superficial expansion is

130. If there is an increase in the volume of a solid body due to heating, then the
expansion is called ___

131. ____ will have more expansion than a liquid

132. ____ have the highest expansion

133. The coefficient of cubical expansion of liquid is independent of ____

134. If a liquid is heated directly without using any container, then the expansion
that we observe is termed as ____ expansion of the liquid

135. ____ determines whether the body is in equilibrium or not with its
surroundings

136. Celsius and degree Fahrenheit are units of ____

137. 0K ____ celcius

138. The transfer of heat energy continues until the bodies attain ____

139. When a cold body is placed in contact with hot body ____ energy is
transferred from the hot body to the cold body.

140. The process of transfer of heat continues until the two bodies attain the same
_____

141. during the process of transferring heat energy, the body at ___ temperature
is heated

142. The ____of a system is not altered when it is heated or cooled

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143. The heat gained by the cold system is ____ to the heat lost by the hot system

144. ____ is defined as the amount of heat energy required to rise the temperature
of 1 gram of water through 1 celcius

145.The change in dimension due to the rise in temperature is called ____ of the
object.

146. The extent of of solids is ____ than in liquids and gases

147. Linear expansion is also called as _____ expansion

148. Superficial expansion is also called as ____ expansion

149. Cubical expansion is also called as ____ expansion

150. The coefficient of cubic expansion of water is ____-

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