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NCERT Solutions Class 6 Science Light Shadow and Reflection
This page contains notes for Class 6 Science Chapter 11 Light Shadow and Reflection.
Rearrange the boxes given below to make a sentence that helps us understand opaque objects.
Ans – Opaque Objects Make Shadow
Classify the objects or materials given below as opaque, transparent or translucent and luminous or non-luminous:
Air, water, a piece of rock, a sheet of aluminium, a mirror, a wooden board, a sheet of polythene, a CD, smoke, a sheet of plane glass, fog, a piece of red hot iron, an umbrella, a lighted fluorescent tube, a wall, a sheet of carbon paper, the flame of a gas burner, a sheet of cardboard, a lighted torch, a sheet of cellophane, a wire mesh, kerosene stove, sun, firefly, moon.
Ans:-
Opaque objects :
- a piece of rock,
- a sheet of aluminium,
- a mirror,
- a wooden board,
- a CD,
- an umbrella,
- a wall,
- a sheet of carbon paper,
- a sheet of cardboard
Transparent objects :
- Air,
- Water,
- a sheet of polythene,
- a sheet of plane glass,
- a sheet of cellophane,
- a wire mesh
Translucent objects :
- smoke,
- fog
Luminous objects :
- A piece of red hot iron,
- a lighted fluorescent bulb,
- the flame of a gas burner,
- a lighted torch,
- kerosene torch,
- sun,
- firefly
Non-luminous object :
- Air,
- water,
- a piece of rock,
- a sheet of aluminium,
- a mirror,
- a wooden board,
- a sheet of polythene,
- a CD,
- smoke,
- a sheet of plane glass,
- fog,
- an umbrella,
- a wall,
- a sheet of carbon paper,
- a sheet of cardboard,
- a sheet of cellophane,
- a wire mesh,
- moon.
Can you think of creating a shape that would give a circular shadow if held in one way and a rectangular shadow if held in another way?
Ans :- If light is incident from its top or bottom, a cylinder can produce a circular shadow. If light is incident from its side, a cylinder will produce a rectangular shadow.
In a completely dark room, if you hold up a mirror in front of you, will you see a reflection of yourself in the mirror?
Ans – Since there is no source of light in the room, we won’t be able to see our reflection in the mirror.
Class 6 Science Light Shadow and Reflection Extra Questions & Answers
Fill in the blanks;
- Light travels in a straight line through a ………. camera.
- ………. objects are those through which we cannot see anything
- A ………….. is a material that allows light to pass through it.
- A ……………. medium allows only a portion of the incident light to pass through.
Answers;
- Pinhole
- Opaque
- Medium
- Translucent
What is a pinhole camera ? how light travels through it.
Pinhole cameras are inexpensive and easy to construct. Light travels in a straight line. In comparison to the original object, the image formed by a pinhole camera is real, inverted, and shrunk.
What is luminous objects?
“Luminous objects” emit light on their own, allowing us to see things around us. Examples of luminous objects include lamps, candles, glowing bulbs, bonfires, and torches.
