Grade 10 Physics: Light
This worksheet covers fundamental concepts of light, including its properties, reflection, refraction, and applications, suitable for Grade 10 Science students.
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Grade 10 Physics: Light
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1. Which of the following phenomena is responsible for the splitting of white light into its constituent colors when it passes through a prism?
Reflection
Refraction
Dispersion
Diffraction
2. An object is placed at the center of curvature of a concave mirror. Where will the image be formed?
At the focus
Between the focus and the center of curvature
At the center of curvature
Beyond the center of curvature
1. Light travels fastest in a vacuum.
True
False
2. A convex lens always forms a real and inverted image.
True
False
1. The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is called .
2. A virtual image is always and cannot be projected onto a screen.
1. State the Law of Reflection.
2. Explain the difference between a real image and a virtual image.
Match each term on the left with its definition on the right.
1. Concave mirror
a. Spreads out parallel rays of light
2. Convex lens
b. Converges parallel rays of light to a focal point
3. Refractive index
c. Ratio of speed of light in vacuum to speed of light in medium