Teacher: _Miss Yeung
Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary School
S.3 Physics
Quiz 1 (1st Term)
14.1 Light and vision Marks: _________ / 15
Name: _________________________ Class: _______( )
Section A Multiple-choice questions (4 marks, 1 mark each)
For each question below, choose the best answer (A–D) and mark it down in the following space provided with a HB
pencil.
3. Which of the following phenomena show that light
1. A red apple is placed on a table. Which of the travels in a straight line?
following statements is/are true?
(1) Shadow is formed when an opaque object is
(1) We can see the red apple because it reflects all blocking a light source.
the light falling onto it. (2) The path of a laser beam is straight in starch
(2) The apple is red in colour because it emits red solution.
light. (3) Light take 8.33 minute to travel form the Sun
(3) The apple is a non-luminous source. to the Earth.
A. (2) only
B. (3) only A. (1) only
C. (1) and (3) only B. (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only
2. The diagram below shows two non-parallel light
rays reaching the Earth from the Sun. Which of the 4. Which of the following ray diagrams best shows the
following statements is true? light rays coming from a POINT on a football
which is 1 m away from the eye?
A.
A. The two light rays must come from two
different points of the Sun. B.
B. The two light rays have travelled a short
distance only.
C. The two light rays must have been reflected
by a plane mirror. C.
D. The diagram is incorrect because light rays
from the Sun must be parallel.
D.
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Section B Short questions (14 marks)
1. Name the kind of the objects in each of the following according to the property of if it gives out
light. (3 marks)
(a) Star ____________________ object
(b) candle flame ____________________ object
(c) book ____________________ object
2. Name the kind of the light beam in each of the following. (3 marks)
(a) (b) (c)
_____________ beam _____________ beam
_____________ beam
3. State the kind of the light rays coming from a point on the following objects are
convergent, divergent or parallel when they reach our eyes. (2 marks)
(a) near object ____________________
(b) distant object ____________________
4. In each of the following, add cones of rays to show how the whole object is seen. (3 marks)
(a) point
object
(b)
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Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary School
S.3 Physics
Quiz 1 Solution (1st Term)
Section A
Question 1 2 3 4
Answer B A C D
1. 3.
(1) Light travels in straight line and hence shadow
is formed when light is blocked.
Laser beam travels in straight light.
(2)
This shows that light travels very quickly.
(3)
4.
1 m is considered to be near object. Light
2.
from a point will be divergent.
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S3 Physics Quiz 1 (ANS)
Section B Short questions (11 marks)
1.(a) Luminous (b) Luminous (c) Non-luminous
2.(a) parallel (b) divergent (c) convergent
3.(a) divergent (b) parallel
4. (a)
(b)
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