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303 - GREEN ELINA , ADAJAN , SURAT - 9

Class 10 - Science
Human eye and colourful world-practice sheet
Maximum Marks: 50 Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Section A
1. Match the following with correct response. 1
(1) Prism
(2) Spectrum
(3) Tyndall effect
(4) Rainbow

(A) A medium bounded by two plane refracting surfaces at an angle

(B) Scattering of beam of light, when it passes through colloidal solution
(C) Splitting up of white light into its components
(D) It is a spectrum of white light when it passes through small rain drops
a) 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B b) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D
c) 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A d) 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
2. Ability of the eye lens to adjust its focal length is called 1
a) Accommodation b) None of these
c) Power d) Adjustment
3. A person can see clearly only up to 3 metres. Prescribe a lens for spectacles so that he can see clearly up to 1
12 metres.
a) A concave lens of power -0.5 D should be b) A convex lens of power +0.25 D should
used. be used.
c) A convex lens of power +0.5 D should be d) A concave lens of power -0.25 D should
used. be used.
4. Match the following with correct response. 1
(1) Sclerotic
(2) Cornea
(3) Iris
(4) Crystalline lens

(A) Outer bulging part of eye from the front

(B) A natural double convex lens
(C) A dark muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil
(D) Outermost covering containing internal parts
a) 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A b) 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
c) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D d) 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B
5. The lateral displacement of an incident ray passing out of a rectangular glass slab 1
a) independent of the thickness of the glass b) None of these
slab
c) is directly proportional to the thickness d) inversely proportional to the thickness of
of the glass slab the glass slab
6. How the eye is able to see ? 2
7. Why does the sky appears dark instead of blue to an astronaut? 2
8. How are we able to see nearby and also the distant objects clearly? 2

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 9. Name the four parts labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the given figure. 2

10. Why is it difficult to drive on a foggy day? 2

11. A person wants to read a book placed at 20 cm whereas near point of his eye is 30 cm. Calculate the power 3
of the lens required.
12. Explain, why the Sun overhead at noon, appears white? 3
13. When do we consider a student sitting in the class to be myopic? List two causes of this defect. Explain 3
using a ray diagram how this defect of eye can be corrected.
14. How do we see objects erect when the eye forms a real, inverted image of them on its retina? 3
15. How can changes of size of eyeball be one of the reason for 3
i. myopic and
ii. hypermetropic eye?
Compare the size of eyeball with that of a normal eye in each case. How does this changes of size affect
the position of image in each case?
16. With the help of well labeled diagram, explain the construction and working of human eye. 5
17. What is atmospheric refraction? Use this phenomenon to explain the following natural events. 5
i. Twinkling of stars.
ii. Advanced sunrise and delayed sunset.
Draw diagrams to illustrate your answers.
18. How does atmospheric refraction affect sunrise and sunset? 5
19. A 14-year old student is not able to see clearly the questions written on the blackboard placed at a distance 5
of 5 m from him.
a. Name the defect of vision he is suffering from.
b. With the help of labelled ray, diagrams show how this defect can be corrected.
c. Name the type of lens used to correct this defect.

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