DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, KALINGA

CLASS –X
PHYSICS
REVISION WORKSHEET 1
CHAPTER- LIGHT (REFLECTION AND REFRACTION)

1. If you want to see an enlarged image of your face, which type of mirror will you use? Where will you
place your face?
2. State Snell’s law of refraction.
3. What is the unit of refractive index? Why?
4. An object is placed at a distance of 12 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 30 cm.
List four characteristics of the image formed by the mirror.
5. The linear magnification produced by a spherical mirror is +1/3. Analyzing this value state the
(i) type of mirror and (ii) position of the object with respect to the pole of the mirror. Draw any diagram
to justify your answer.
6. Where an object should be placed from a converging lens of focal length 20cm, so as to obtain a
real image of magnification 2?
7. Explain with the help of a diagram, why a pencil partly immersed in water appears to be bent at the
water surface.
8. Define the following for positive lens:(i)optical centre (ii)principal focus (iii)focal length
9. i. Draw ray diagrams to represent the nature, position and relative size of the image formed by a
convex lens for the object placed:(a) at 2F1(b) between F1 and the optical centre O of lens:
ii. If the image is at a distance of 40cm from the lens, what is the nature and power of the lens?
Draw ray diagram to justify your answer.
10. i. A 5cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length 10
cm. The distance of the object from the lens is 15 cm. Find the nature, position and size of the
image. Also find its magnification.
ii. One half of a convex lens is covered with a black paper.Show the formation of image of an object
placed at 2F1, of such covered lens with the help of ray diagram. Mention the position and nature
of image.

REVISION WORKSHEET 2
HUMAN EYE COLOURFUL WORLD

1. What is meant by accommodation of the eye?

2. Why is red color selected for danger signal lights?
3. State the function of iris and optic nerve in human eye.
4. What is short sightedness? How can it be corrected?
5. Draw ray diagrams showing hypermetric eye and its correction.
6. The far point of a myopic eye is 150 cm in front of the eye. Calculate the focal length and power of the
lens required to enable him to see distant objects clearly.
7. Due to gradual weakening of ciliary muscles and diminished flexibility of the eye lens a certain defect of
vision arises. Name the defect. Name the type of lens required to improve this vision. Explain the
structure and function of such a lens.
 8. What is Tyndall effect ? State four instances of observing Tyndall effect.
9. Draw a neat labelled diagram and explain the formation of a rainbow.
10. A student sitting at the back bench in a class has difficulty in reading. What could be his defect of
vision? Draw the diagram to illustrate the image formation of blackboard when he is seated at the
(i)back seat (ii)front seat. State two possible causes of this defect. Explain the method of correcting this
defect with the help of a ray diagram.

REVISION WORKSHEET-3

ELECTRICITY

1. State Joule’s law of heating. How does the heat developed in a conductor vary if current through it is
doubled?
2. A wire of resistance 4 ohm is bent to form a circle. What is the resistance between two diametrically opposite
points?
3. Explain the following
(i)Why is tungsten used for filament of electric lamps?
(ii) Why are copper and aluminium wires usually used for electricity transmission?
(iii) Why are alloys preferred for making heating elements.
4. Derive an expression for the equivalent resistance when two resistances are connected in parallel.
5. Define electrostatic potential at a point. What is its SI unit? Give its mathematical expression.
6. Explain the working of fuse wire. Name any two materials of which fuse wire is made .
7. .(i) Consider a conductor of resistance ‘R’, length ‘L’, thickness ‘d’ and resistivity ‘ρ’. Now this conductor is
cut into four equal parts. What will be the new resistivity of each of these parts? Why?
(ii) Find the resistance if all of these parts are connected in: (a) Parallel (b) Series
8. A student obtains resistances of 3, 4, 12 and 16 ohm using only two metallic resistance wires are either
separately or joined together. What is the value of resistance of each of these wires?
9.
R1 = R2 = R3 = R4 =R
A student connected four
resistors of equal resistance
to a battery of potential
difference 12V. He found the
total current flowing in the
circuit to be 100mA. What is
the resistance of each
resistor?
10.
 (a)Find the total resistance of the circuit given above.
(a) What is the potential difference applied by the battery, if
current through 5ꭥ resistor is 0.5 A?
(b) What is potential difference across the 12 ꭥ resistor for the
above condition?

REVISION WORKSHEET- 4
MAGNETIC EFFECT OF ELECTRIC CURRENT

1. How will you find the direction of magnetic field at a point?

2. Mention any two factors on which force on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field depends. Name
and state the rule used to find the direction of force in this case.
3. Show with diagram the pattern of magnetic field produced by a straight current carrying conductor and
mention any two factors on which its strength depends.
4. What is a solenoid? Draw the pattern of magnetic field for a current carrying solenoid.
5. Distinguish between the terms over loading and short circuiting.
6. State the rule to find the direction of magnetic field of a straight conductor.
7. An electric heater of 1.5kW operated with 220V is provided with a fuse of 5A.Can it operate properly?
Explain.
8. How alternating current is different from the direct current?
9. What is the function of live and neutral wires?
10. Why earthing is important for the electrical appliances?