Light – Reflection – Question Bank
A plane mirror ____ all light that falls on it.
-Answer: Reflects
When light bounces off a surface the surface is?
-Answer: Reflector
A ray of light falling on a mirror is:
-Answer: Incident light
An image that can be obtained on screen is _____ image.
-Answer: Real
An image that cannot be obtained on screen is called _____ image.
-Answer: Virtual
When light is reflected, angles of incidence and reflection are ____.
-Answer: Same
Image formed by plane mirror is ____.
-Answer: Virtual
Mirror used in dressing table is ____.
-Answer: Plane mirror
Irregular reflection is also called ____ reflection.
-Answer: Non uniform
An instrument used in submarines to look above the water is:
-Answer: Periscope
Change of sides of object and its image in plane mirror is called ___.
-Answer: Lateral inversion
Ray of light which bounces off surface of mirror is called incident ray.
-Answer: False
Ray of light which bounces off surface of mirror is called as:
-Answer: reflected ray
Image formed in plane mirror is laterally inverted.
-Answer: True
Periscope is used by barbers to show the back of head.
-Answer: False
Regular reflection is produced when light falls on walls.
-Answer: False
Periscope does not work in foggy weather.
-Answer: True
Angle of incidence is twice the angle of reflection.
-Answer: False
Periscope has ____ mirrors.
-Answer: 2
Mirror ___ the path of light.
-Answer: changes
Reflection of light in mirror takes place at:
-Answer: silver surface
Red paint on mirror is to:
-Answer: protect the silver coating
Sometimes in a mirror instead of silver, ___ coating is used.
-Answer: aluminium
Perpendicular drawn to surface at point of incidence is:
-Answer: normal
Angle between incident ray and normal is:
-Answer: incident angle
Angle between incident ray and the mirror is:
-Answer: 90-incident angle
Angle between incident ray and the mirror is:
-Answer: none of these
Angle between reflected ray and the mirror is:
-Answer: 90-reflected angle
For normal incidence, the angle of reflection is
-Answer: 0
If angle of incidence is 45 degrees then the angle of reflection is
-Answer: 45 degrees
Angle of incidence is always equal to angle of
-Answer: reflection
Regular reflection is also called as:
-Answer: specular reflection
In a real image rays of light
-Answer: really intersect
In a virtual image, rays of light after reflection:
-Answer: appear to diverge
Image formed on a cinema screen is:
-Answer: real image
For candle kept at distance of 5 cm in front of mirror, distance between candle and its image is:
-Answer: 10 cm
If angle between incident ray and a plane mirror is 30 deg., the total angle between incident ray and reflected ray will be?
-Answer: 120 deg.
A ray of light is incident at an angle of 90 deg. with a mirror surface. The angle of reflection for this ray of light will be?
-Answer: 0 deg.
An object is placed at a distance of 0.25 m in front of a plane mirror. The distance between the object and image will be?
-Answer: 0.5 m
Object is placed 10 cm in front of mirror. Then mirror is moved 2 cm towards object. Now distance between object and image is?
-Answer: 16m
Distance between object and its image is 6m. If object is moved 2m towards mirror, distance between object and image will be?
-Answer: 2m
Distance between image and mirror is 6m. If object is now moved 2m towards mirror, distance between object and image will be?
-Answer: 8m
Interchange of left and right sides in the image formed in a plane mirror is called
-Answer: lateral inversion
An alphabet which appears as it is after lateral inversion is:
-Answer: M
Which is not a characteristic of image formed by plane mirror:
-Answer: it is real
In a kaleidoscope
-Answer: 3 plane mirrors are inclined at 60 deg to each other
In a periscope:
-Answer: 2 parallel mirrors are kept at 45 deg to normal
White light can break up into range of colors called:
-Answer: spectrum
Regular reflection will occur at which of these surfaces?
-Answer: plane mirror
When light reflects off a smooth surface, it is called:
-Answer: Regular reflection
A _____ is a line drawn perpendicular to the surface of the mirror.
-Answer: normal
A normal is a line drawn ________ to the surface of mirror.
-Answer: perpendicular
If a ray of light is incident normally on a plane mirror, the angle of incidence is:
-Answer: 0 degree
When a plane mirror is rotated through an angle of 5 deg. the reflected ray moves through an angle of?
-Answer: 10 deg.
The focal length of a plane mirror is:
-Answer: infinity
You cannot see an image in a rough surface because of:
-Answer: scattering
Reflected light passes through a real image but not a virtual image
-Answer: true
A real image can be seen a virtual image cannot.
-Answer: false
A virtual image can be formed on a screen a real image cannot.
-Answer: false
A virtual and real image both can be formed on a screen.
-Answer: false
Image formed in a periscope is:
-Answer: virtual and upright
The image formed by a plane mirror is :
-Answer: virtual behind the mirror and same size
The angle of incidence for a ray of light having zero angle of reflection is?
-Answer: 0 deg.
White light is composed of ____ colours.
-Answer: 7
White light can break up into range of colours called:
-Answer: spectrum
Who proved white light consists of seven colors?
-Answer: Newton
Secondary colors are formed from primary colors.
-Answer: True
Primary colors are formed from secondary colors.
-Answer: False
Primary colors are:
-Answer: RBG
Which of these is not a primary color?
-Answer: Yellow
Which is false?
-Answer: Y+C+M=White
Additive primary colors are:
-Answer: RBG
Subtractive colors are:
-Answer: YCM
For subtractive color mixing ____ are used.
-Answer: filters
If projector is fitted with both red and green filters;
-Answer: no light is transmitted
Cyan, magenta and yellow mixed together forms ____ color.
-Answer: black
When additive primary colors are combined;
-Answer: white is formed