Light: Shadows and Reflections

VSAQ for Chapter 11 Light: Shadows and Reflections Class 7 Science NCERT

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Q1: Name an artificial source of light.

Answer

Electric bulbs.
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Q2: What do fireflies use to communicate?

Answer

Fireflies use light to communicate.
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Q3: What is a luminous object?

Answer

An object that emits its light.
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Q4: Does the Moon produce its light?

Answer

No, the Moon reflects sunlight.
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Q5: How does light travel under normal conditions?

Answer

Light travels in a straight line.
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Q6: Name a natural source of light.

Answer

The Sun.
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Q7: Give an example of a non-luminous object.

Answer

The Moon.
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Q8: Why are LED lamps promoted by the Indian government?

Answer

Because they are energy-efficient, brighter, and environmentally friendly.
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Q9: What device uses two mirrors to see objects that are not directly visible?

Answer

A periscope.
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Q10: What is the reflection of light?

Answer

When light bounces off a surface and changes direction.
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Q11: What happens when light passes through aligned holes in a straight line?

Answer

It creates a bright spot on a screen.
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Q12: What is a transparent material?

Answer

A material that lets light pass through almost completely, like glass.
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Q13: What kind of material allows only some light to pass through?

Answer

Translucent material.
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Q14: What is formed when an object blocks light?

Answer

A shadow.
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Q15: What kind of shadow does an opaque object create?

Answer

A dark and well-defined shadow.
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Q16: How does a pinhole camera form an image?

Answer

Light passes through a tiny hole and forms an upside-down image on a screen.
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Q17: What type of image does a plane mirror form?

Answer

A virtual, upright, same-size, laterally inverted image.
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Q18: What is lateral inversion in a mirror image?

Answer

The left side appears as the right side and vice versa.
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Q19: What causes light pollution?

Answer

Excess artificial light from cities and towns.
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Q20: What type of shadow do translucent objects create?

Answer

Lighter and less distinct shadows.
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