Class 8th Chapter 16 Assignment
1-What do you mean by reflection of light?
2- Define law’s of reflection. With the help of diagram.
3-Differentiate between regular and diffused reflection.
4- The night birds have _______ cones than rods in their eyes.
5-A person 1 m in front of a mirror seems to be ________m away from his image.
6- Draw a well labeled diagram of the human eye. Mention all parts with their function.
7- Explain how can you take care of your eyes.
8- Define the followings terms-
(a) Prism
(b) Braille
(c) Incident ray
(d) Dispersion
Solutions
1-The bouncing back of light when it is incident on any surface is called reflection of light.
2-Law’s of reflections are-
(a)First law- The incident ray, reflected ray, and the normal at the point of incidence all lie on same plane.
(b) Second law-The angle of incidence and the angle of reflection is always equal.
3-
Regular Reflection Diffused Reflection
(i) All the reflected rays are parallel. (i) The reflected rays are not parallel.
(ii) It occurs on a smooth and polished surface. (ii) It occurs on the rough surface.
(iii) Reflected rays are scattered in different
(iii) Reflected rays are in one direction.
directions.
Ans-4- Less
Ans-5- 1m
Ans-6- in your notebook
Ans-7-We can take care of our eyes by following ways-
• 1- Always sit straight while reading or writing.
• 2-If advised, use suitable spectacles.
• 3-wash our eyes with clean water frequently.
4- not look at the sun directly.
5-always read or write in a proper light.
Ans-8
(a)Prism-It is a piece of glass having three rectangular faces and two triangular faces.
(b) Braille-It is a script used by blind people to read.
(c) Incident ray- The ray which fall on the surface.
(d) Dispersion- The splitting of light into seven colours is called dispersion of light.