Answer Key: Grade 7 Physics - Reflection
Page 1: Reflection
1. B) An electromagnetic wave
2. B) In straight lines
3. Eyes
4. False
5. Rectilinear propagation is the property of light traveling in straight lines in
a uniform medium.
6. Electromagnetic
7. B) Seeing your face in a mirror
8. Non-luminous
9. False
10. B) The Sun
11. Rays
12. Image
13. B) Reflection
14. False
15. Reflection is the bouncing back of light rays from a surface into the same
medium.
16. C) Non-luminous objects
17. Energy
18. True
Page 2: Speed of Light
19. Rectilinear
20. B) A shiny car hood
21. B) 300,000 km/s
22. 299,792,458
23. False
24. c
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25. D) Glass
26. The speed of light is the rate at which light travels through a medium, ap-
proximately 299,792,458 meters per second in a vacuum.
27. 8
28. False
29. A) 1 second
30. Meters/second
31. 99.97
32. C) Light takes time to reach us
33. True
34. The refractive index is the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to its speed
in a given medium.
35. B) 225,000 km/s
36. 1.5
37. False
38. Relativity
39. C) Air
Page 3: Reflection of Light
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41. C) Light bouncing off a surface
42. Medium
43. False
44. Reflection is the process where light rays strike a surface and bounce back
into the same medium.
45. Smooth
46. C) Paper
47. Non-luminous
48. True
49. B) A lake shimmering
50. Reflection
51. Smooth
52. C) Some is absorbed
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53. True
54. Scattering is the process where light is redirected in multiple directions due
to irregularities on a surface.
55. B) A reflective road sign
56. Mirror
57. False
58. Specular
Page 4: Introduction to Mirrors
59. B) Due to diffuse reflection
60. B) A smooth reflective surface
61. Flat
62. False
63. A plane mirror is a flat, smooth surface that reflects light to form virtual,
upright images of the same size.
64. Plane
65. C) Concave
66. Concave
67. False
68. B) Silver
69. Convex
70. 100
71. A) Glass
72. True
73. A convex mirror is a curved mirror that bulges outward, producing virtual,
diminished images.
74. B) In dressing rooms
75. Plane
76. False
77. Curved
78. B) To provide a smooth surface
79. Convex
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Page 5: Terms Related to Reflection
80. B) The ray that hits the mirror
81. Normal
82. False
83. The normal is an imaginary line perpendicular to the mirror’s surface at
the point of incidence.
84. Incidence
85. B) Angle between reflected ray and normal
86. Plane
87. False
88. B) Protractor
89. Reflected
90. Angle
91. B) On the mirror’s surface
92. False
93. The angle of incidence is the angle between the incident ray and the normal
at the point of incidence.
94. C) Angle between incident ray and mirror
95. Plane
96. True
97. Incidence
98. B) Perpendicular to the mirror
99. Reflection
Page 6: Laws of Reflection
100. B) Angle of incidence equals angle of reflection
101. Equal
102. False
103. The laws of reflection state that the angle of incidence equals the angle of
reflection, and the incident ray, reflected ray, and normal lie in the same
plane.
104. Two
105. C) Rays lie in the same plane
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106. Normal
107. True
108. B) 45°
109. Fermat
110. 60°
111. A) Laws of reflection
112. True
113. The plane of incidence is the plane containing the incident ray, reflected
ray, and normal.
114. B) Ball bouncing off a cushion
115. θrF alse
116. 30°
117. B) In the same plane
Page 7: Types of Reflection
118. B) Specular reflection
119. Smooth
120. False
121. Regular reflection is the reflection of light from a smooth surface where
parallel incident rays remain parallel after reflection.
122. Specular
123. C) Paper
124. Surface
125. False
126. B) Seeing your face in a mirror
127. Diffuse
128. Clear
129. B) It has varying normals
130. True
131. Diffuse reflection is the reflection of light from a rough surface, scattering
rays in multiple directions.
132. B) Diffuse
133. Smooth
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134. True
135. Roughness
136. C) A piece of cloth
Page 8: Images Formed by a Point Object
137. B) Behind the mirror
138. Same distance
139. False
140. A virtual image is an image formed by rays that appear to converge but do
not actually meet.
141. Upright
142. B) Point object
143. Reflected
144. False
145. B) 2 m
146. Virtual
147. Perpendicular
148. B) Rays diverge but appear to converge
149. False
150. A point object is a single point source of light, such as a small LED.
151. B) Two
152. Behind
153. True
154. Same
155. B) They diverge
156. Backward
Page 9: Images Formed by an Extended Object
157. B) A large object with multiple points
158. Each
159. False
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160. An extended object is an object composed of multiple points, such as a per-
son or a book.
161. Upright
162. C) Same
163. Same distance
164. True
165. B) Virtual
166. Laterally inverted
167. Points
168. A) 3 m behind
169. False
170. Lateral inversion is the left-right reversal of an image in a plane mirror.
171. B) Laterally inverted
172. Same
173. True
174. Plane
175. B) Rays diverge but appear to converge
176. Behind
Page 10: Lateral Inversion
177. B) Left-right reversal
178. Right
179. False
180. Lateral inversion is the left-right reversal of an image in a plane mirror.
181. Left-right
182. B) To appear correct in mirrors
183. Left-right
184. False
185. B) It appears backward
186. Plane
187. Left
188. B) Raises its left hand
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189. False
190. A mirror image is the virtual image formed by a mirror, showing a left-right
reversed version of the object.
191. B) Mirror reverses left-right direction
192. Backward
193. False
194. Text
195. B) Ambulance signs
196. Left-right
Page 11: Characteristics of the Image Formed by a Plane Mirror
197. B) Virtual
198. Upright
199. False
200. A virtual image is an image formed by rays that appear to converge but do
not actually meet.
201. Yes
202. C) Same
203. Behind
204. False
205. B) Upright
206. 1
207. Laterally
208. A) 5 m behind
209. True
210. Magnification is the ratio of the size of the image to the size of the object.
211. B) A perpendicular line
212. Size
213. False
214. Virtual
215. B) Rays diverge
216. Perpendicular
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Page 12: Uses of Plane Mirrors
217. B) In bathrooms
218. Rear-view mirrors
219. True
220. A periscope is an optical device using plane mirrors to view objects over or
around obstacles.
221. Plane
222. B) To make rooms appear larger
223. Cars
224. False
225. C) Periscope
226. Reflect
227. Safety
228. B) To provide clear, same-size images
229. True
230. A rear-view mirror is a plane mirror used in vehicles to view traffic behind.
231. B) To make spaces brighter
232. Kaleidoscopes
233. False
234. Visibility
235. B) At road intersections
236. 45°
Page 13: Colours of Light
237. B) All visible colors
238. ROYGBIV
239. True
240. Primary colors of light are red, green, and blue, which combine to form
other colors.
241. Yellow
242. C) Cyan
243. Magenta
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244. False
245. B) Through cone cells
246. Cyan
247. Reflects
248. B) Absorbing some colors and reflecting others
249. False
250. Color subtraction is the process where an object absorbs some colors of
light and reflects others, determining its perceived color.
251. B) It absorbs red light
252. Reflects
253. True
254. Cone
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