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Q1. (A) The Diagram Shows A Beam of White Light Shining Onto A Glass Prism
Q1. (A) The Diagram Shows A Beam of White Light Shining Onto A Glass Prism
(i) Draw on the diagram what happens to the beam of light as it passes from
surface A to surface B.
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(b) (i) Draw on the diagram what happens to the beam of light as it passes from the
glass prism into the air and beyond B.
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(ii) Write a description of what can be seen on the screen when the beam of light
passes through the prism.
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Q2. (a) The diagram shows a ray of light travelling through air and reaching the surface
of water.
Which ray shows the path the light takes through the water?
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Q3. (a) The diagrams below show a kingfisher looking at a fish under the water.
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(b) Which diagram correctly shows how a ray of light from the fish reaches the
kingfisher?
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(c) Draw a circle around the diagram which shows how a light ray travels from air
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into water.
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Describe ONE other change that happens to the light as it passes through the prism.
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Q1. Light
Draw TWO more arrows to show how the girl can see the reflection of the back of
her head.
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(b) The scissors look shiny.
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Q2. Light
(a) Ian shines a torch onto some objects to see what happens to the light.
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tracing paper bottle cork
(b) Ian has made a periscope with two mirrors and some card.
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Periscopes let you see over the top of things.
Show the directions light travels to allow him to see the candle.
Q4. Shadows
(a) Two children hold some objects between a lamp and the wall.
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They see that cardboard makes a dark shadow and a plastic sheet makes a faint
shadow.
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a wooden toy
a book
a mirror
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How could Peter make the shadow of his head bigger?
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(b) It is important for people riding bikes to be seen in the dark.The pictures
below show what two jackets look like when Julia shines a torch on each of them.
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Jacket
A Jacket B
Explain what happens to the light from the torch for Julia to see jacket B better than
jacket A.
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(c) Julia’s house is near a bend in the road. There is a mirror on a pole so car drivers
can see people coming round the bend.
Draw TWO arrows on the diagram below to show the direction light travels for the
car driver to see the light on Julia’s bike.
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