CLASS
VII
SCIENCE
LIGHT
PRACTICE
WORKSHEET
Q1. Fill in the blanks:-
(i) Light always travels in a line.
(ii) Change in direction of light after striking a polished surface is called .
(iii) The phenomenon of left appearing right and right appearing left on reflection from a
mirror is called .
(iv) Real images are always while virtual images are always .
(erect/inverted)
(v) The reflecting side of a concave mirror curves while the reflecting side
of a convex mirror curves (inwards/outwards)
(vi) Concave mirrors from _ and images whereas the image
formed by a convex mirror is always (real/virtual)
(vii) mirrors are used as rear/side view mirrors and mirrors
are used as reflectors of headlights of vehicles.
(viii) A lens is thicker in the middle and tapering at the edges.
Q2. Define
(i) Dispersion of light
(ii) Reflection of light
(iii) Lateral inversion
Q3. Answer the following questions:
1. What type of mirror is used in the following and why?
(1) to see our normal image
(2) as a side view mirror in a car
(3) as a shaving mirror
(4) vigilance mirror in a big shop.
2. Why is light not visible through a bent pipe?
3. If we want to make fire with the help of a lens using the rays of the Sun, what kind of
lens should be used and why?
4. What kind of mirrors do the two surfaces of a spoon act as?
5. Write the characteristics of image formed by a plane mirror.
6. Differentiate between virtual and real images
7. How will you show that white light is composed of different colors?