Diocesan Girls’ School S3 Science (Physics) HW1

Class: 3 ______ ( ) Name: _______________________ Date:__________ Grade:______

Read Section 14.1 (p.3 to 10) of Science Textbook 3C, revise p. 85-103 of Unit 10 (Vision and light)
of Science Textbook 2B (focus on light ray diagrams) and answer the following questions.

1. Why can we see an object?

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2. What is the meaning of luminous objects? Give two examples.

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3. (a) What is the meaning of non-luminous objects? Give two examples.

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(b) Why can we see a non-luminous object?

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4. In what way does light travel? _________________________________________________________

5. Draw parallel light beams from the ray box below.

6. Draw divergent light beams from the ray box below.

7. Draw convergent light beams from the ray box below.

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8. State whether light rays coming from a point on the following objects are convergent, divergent or
parallel when reaching the eyes.
(a) A book 20 cm away from the eyes _________________________________________________
(b) A tree 2 m away from the eyes. _________________________________________________
(c) A star _________________________________________________