SHREE NIKETAN PATASALA (CBSE) SCHOOLS GRADE X /
PHYSICS / WORKSHEET
Total marks: 20
Section A
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1.When white light passes through a prism, the component colour which undergoes
maximum bending is
(a) red
(b)green
(c) violet
(d)blue
2. The scattering of light by colloidal particles is called
(a) Tyndall effect
(b)dispersion
(c) atmospheric refraction
(d)internal reflection
3. Twinkling of stars is due to
(a) Reflection of light by clouds
(b)scattering of light by dust particles
(c) dispersion of light by water drops (d) atmospheric refraction of Starlight.
4. Red colour is used as danger sign as
(A) red colour scattered least by smoke
(B) red colour scattered most by smoke
(C) Red colour absorbs by the smoke
(D)red colour moves fast in air
II. ASSERTION REASON QUESTIONS
Following questions consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these
questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
5. Assertion: White light is dispersed into its seven colours of
components by a prism. Reason: Different colours of light bend
through different angles with respect to the incident ray, as they pass
through a prism.
6. Assertion: The stars twinkle, while the planets do not.
Reason: The stars are much bigger in size than the planets.
Section B III. SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
7. Why is the colour of clear sky blue?
8. Draw a ray diagram to show the refraction of light through a glass prism.
Mark on it (a) the incident ray, (b) the emergent ray and (c) the angle of deviation.
Section C
IV. BRIEF ANSWER QUESTIONS
9. What is ‘dispersion of white light’? State its cause. Draw a ray diagram to
show the dispersion of white light by a glass prism.
10. Explain in brief the reason for each of the following:
(a) Advanced sun-
rise (b) Delayed
sun-set (c)
Twinkling of stars
Section D V. CASE BASED QUESTION
1. When a ray of light incident on a prism it will split in seven colours that is
called dispersion of light. A prism is a transparent refracting body bounded by
plane faces which are inclined to each other at a particular angle called angle of
prism.. When a ray of light passes through a prism, it suffers refraction twice
and hence the ray deviates through a certain angle from its original path. The
angle between the incident ray and emergent ray is called angle of deviation.
(a) For which colour the angle of deviation is minimum?
(b) When a white light falls on the prism, the ray at the surface suffers.
(c) In nature, dispersion of light is happening in.
(d) The cause of dispersion of light is.
