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1 Match the following definitions to the correct key words.

Definition Key word

Gives out light non-luminous

Does not allow light to travel through it luminous

Does not give out light opaque

Can see through it transparent

(4 marks)

2 Fill in the sentences below using these words.

cornea pupil optic nerve iris

The controls the amount of light entering your eye.

A signal travels along the to your brain.

The is the hole where light enters your eye.

The lens and the focus light that enters your eye. (4 marks)

3 The primary colours of light are red, green, and blue.

a State the colour of light that you make if you add red light and green light.

(1 mark)
b State the colour of light that you make if you add red light and blue light.

(1 mark)
c State the colour of light that you make if you add blue light and green light.

(1 mark)
d State the colour of light that you make if you all three primary colours together.

(1 mark)

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4 State the speed of light. Select your answer from the speeds below.

3 m/s 3 km/s 300 km/s 300 million m/s

(1 mark)

5 Select the correct word or words in the sentences below.

a If you shine red light through a red filter then no light/red light gets through.
(1 mark)

b If you shine blue light through a red filter then no light/red light gets through.
(1 mark)

6 Tom makes a shadow using a tennis ball, a torch, and a wall. He thinks of two
questions.

A: How does the distance from the lamp affect the diameter of the shadow?
B: Is a tennis ball the best ball for making shadows?

a State which question, A or B, he can answer by collecting data.

(1 mark)
b Describe the data that he needs to collect to answer the question.

(2 marks)
c State one variable that he needs to keep the same to make it a fair test.

(1 mark)

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7 Joe is using a lamp to read a book.

a Add rays to the diagram below to show how Joe can see the text in his book.

(3 marks)

Joe decides to measure light reflected from surfaces using a light meter. He shines a
torch at two objects, A and B. Each time he measures the reflected light.
Here are his results.

Object Reading on light meter If more light is

reflected the reading is
A 85 higher.

B 30

b State which object, A or B, is the mirror.

(1 mark)
c Explain your answer to part b.

(1 mark)

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d He decides to repeat his measurements. State one reason why this is a good idea.

(1 mark)

8 Tom investigated the way light reflects off a polished surface like a mirror. He measures
the angle between the mirror and the incident ray. This angle is 47°.
a State the angle of incidence.

(1 mark)
b Complete the diagram to show what happens to the ray after it has hit the mirror

(2 marks)

c Label the angle of incidence on the diagram. (1 mark)

d Label the angle of reflection on the diagram. (1 mark)

e State the angle of reflection.

(1 mark)

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9 a Complete the diagram to show how you see an image of an object in a mirror.

(2 marks)

b The object is 15 cm in front of the mirror. State the distance that the object appears
to be behind the mirror.

(1 mark)
c Explain why this is a virtual image.

(1 mark)
d Light is reflected from the mirror and from the object. Complete the sentences.

There is reflection when light is reflected from the mirror.

There is scattering when light is reflected from the object.

(2 marks)

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10 Audrey is at the theatre watching an actor on stage. She notices that the stage lights
change the appearance of the actor’s clothes.

 In red light the trousers look black and the shirt looks red.

 In green light the trousers look green and the shirt looks black.

 In blue light the trousers look black and the shirt looks blue.

Explain these observations. (6 marks)

In this question you get marks for how well your answer is written.
You will get marks for:

 spelling

 grammar

 organising your ideas and information clearly

 using key scientific words.

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11 Complete the diagram to show what happens when light goes through a convex
(converging) lens.

(2 marks)

12 Sze-Kie sets up an investigation into refraction using a glass block.

Complete the ray diagram to show what happens when the light comes out of the
block. Label the angles between the ray inside and outside of the block

(4 marks)

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