Practice Sheet

Question 1
Ann shines a ray of white light at a glass prism.

(a) Tick one box in each row to show if each sentence is true or false.

true false

The light refracts as it enters the prism.

The light refracts as it travels through the prism.

The light disperses as it leaves the prism.

The light forms a spectrum of colours on the screen.

2 marks

(b) Ann places two mirrors at 90° and shines a ray of light at mirror 1.
 (i) On the diagram above continue the ray of light to show how it is
reflected by both mirrors. Use a ruler.
2 marks

(ii) On the diagram above label the incident ray (i) and the reflected ray (r)
for the light striking mirror 2.
1 mark

(c) Ann shines the torch at a red book.

Explain why the object looks red in white light.

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2 marks

(d) In a dark room, Ann puts different coloured filters in front of the torch.
She records the colour the book appears.
Complete the table below to show the colour that the book would appear.
Tick one box in each row. The first one has been done for you.

What colour does the red book appear?

colour of filter
red green black

no filter

red filter

green filter
1 marks

maximum 8 marks
Question 2
Jenny dropped her torch down a drain.
The torch was still switched on but Jenny could not see it.

not to scale

(a) (i) Jenny lowered a mirror into the drain and placed it at position P.

At which angle should Jenny put the mirror to see the torch?
Tick the correct box.

1 mark

(ii) What happens to the light from the torch when it hits the mirror?

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1 mark
Question 3
The diagram shows a ray of light hitting the surface of a mirror made from thick
glass.
The incident ray is both reflected and refracted.

(a) (i) Give the letters of the two reflected rays.

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1 mark

(ii) Give the letter of one refracted ray.

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1 mark

(b) The incident ray is brighter than ray A.

Give one reason for this.

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1 mark

maximum 3 marks
Question 4
(a) A teacher shines a laser beam onto a classroom window. It reflects off the
window and onto a screen.

On the diagram above, continue the laser beam to show its path as it reflects
off the window and onto the screen. Use a ruler.
Add arrows to show the direction of the laser beam.
2 marks

(b) (i) When a pupil plays her flute in the classroom the window vibrates.
Give the reason for this.

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1 mark

(ii) When the window vibrates, what happens to the laser beam that is
reflected off the window?

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1 mark

(c) The teacher places a microphone near the pupil as she plays her flute. The
diagram below shows the pattern on an oscilloscope screen.

The pupil then plays her flute at a higher pitch and more quietly.
Which diagram below shows the pattern that would be seen on the
oscilloscope?
Tick the correct box.

1 mark

maximum 5 marks
Question 5
Thunder and lightning happen at the same time.

(a) We see the flash of lightning before we hear the thunder.

Give the reason for this.

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1 mark

(b) Omar investigated the movement of a storm. He measured the time between
seeing a flash of lightning and hearing the thunder.
He did this six times. Omar put his results in a table.

flash of time between seeing the

lightning lightning and hearing the
thunder, in seconds

A 8.0

B 5.0

C 3.0

D 9.0

E 13.0

F 16.5

Omar drew a bar chart of his results as shown below.

(i) On the bar chart, draw a bar for flash D. Use a ruler.
1 mark

(ii) Which flash of lightning was closest to Omar?

Give the correct letter.

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1 mark

(iii) Describe how the distance between the storm and Omar changed as the
storm moved between flash A and flash F.

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1 mark

Maximum 4 marks
Question 6
Sunita puts on a pair of special glasses as shown below. The glasses have coloured
filters in them.

(a) Sunita looks at a lamp through the green filter. The lamp gives out white light,
but appears to be green.
Explain how this is possible.

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2 marks

(b) Sunita looks at a red lamp.

(i) What colour will the lamp appear to Sunita, if she looks at it
through the red filter?

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Explain your answer.

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1 mark

(ii) What colour will the lamp appear to Sunita, if she looks at it through the
green filter?

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 Explain your answer.

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2 marks

Maximum 5 marks

Question 7
A teacher has a small torch. He switches it on and points it towards a mirror.

(a) A ray of light from the torch reflects off the mirror. Use a ruler to draw the ray of
light:

(i) from the torch to the mirror;

1 mark

(ii) reflecting off the mirror.

2 marks

Add arrows to the rays to show the direction of the light.

 Practice sheet MS
Q1.
(a) •

true false

for all four correct, award two marks

for any two or three correct, award one mark
for one correct answer, award no marks
if more than one box is ticked in any row, do not give
credit for that row
2 (L6)

(b) (i) •

award one mark for approximately equal angles of

incidence and reflection at mirror 1
award one mark for a continuous ray that is reflected
off mirror 1 and mirror 2
both rays are required for the mark rays must been
drawn as straight lines
ignore any arrows
2 (L7)
 (ii) • rays ‘i’ and ‘r’ correctly labelled on diagram as shown above
both rays, correctly labelled, are required for the mark
1 (L7)

(c) any two from

• white light is a mixture of colours

• the red book absorbs all of the colours of light except red
accept ‘the other colours are absorbed’

• only red light is reflected

‘red light is reflected’ is insufficient
2 (L7)

(d) •

red green black

red filter

green filter

both ticks are required for the mark

if more than one tick is placed in any row, award no

mark
1 (L7)

Q2.
(a) (i)

if more than one box is ticked, award no mark

1 (L3)

(ii) It is reflected
accept ‘it reflects’
accept ‘it bounces off’
1 (L4)
Q3.
(a) (i) A and C
answers may be in either order

both answers are required for the mark

1 (L6)

(ii) any one from

• B

• D
1 (L6)

(b) any one from

• not all the light is reflected

• some of the light is refracted

• some of the light is absorbed

• light is scattered by the glass

accept ‘it splits into two rays’ or ‘it splits’
1 (L6)

[3]

Q4.
(a) the angles of incidence and reflection must be equal
1 (L5)

the ray must be continuous and straight with an arrow

in the correct direction
 accept one arrow in the correct direction on either
the incident or the reflected ray
the ray must hit the screen in the middle 2 cm
1 (L5)

(b) (i) any one from

• sound waves travel to the window or glass

accept ‘sound travels to the window’

• vibrations pass through the air

• sound waves or vibrations hit the window

accept ‘sound hits the window’

1 (L5)

(ii) the beam will vibrate or move or jump about

accept ‘scatter’ for vibrate

accept ‘it would go to other places in the room’

accept ‘it would go in different directions’
accept ‘it shakes’ or ‘it wobbles’

do not accept ‘it is blurred’

‘it goes in a different direction’ is insufficient
1 (L5)

(c) B
if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L6)
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Q5.
(a) any one from

• light travels faster than sound

• sound travels more slowly than light

accept ‘light travels faster’

accept ‘sound travels slower’
accept ‘light is faster than sound’

do not accept ‘light travels fast’ or ‘sound travels slow’

do not accept ‘light travels before sound’
1 (L4)

(b) (i) a bar halfway between 8 and 10 seconds

the top of the bar must be in the middle third between
8 and 10
1 (L3)

(ii) C
accept ‘3.0’
1 (L3)

(iii) any one from

• the storm became closer then moved further away

accept ‘the storm passed over’ or ‘it passed by’

• towards then away from Omar

accept ‘at Flash A Omar was closer and at Flash F
Omar was further’

• the distance decreased then increased

accept ‘it increased’
accept ‘it went further away’
1 (L4)
Q6
(a) any one from

• white light is a mixture of colours

• white light contains green light

1 (L7)

the green light passes through

accept for two marks ‘all the other colours are
absorbed
or filtered out’
accept for two marks ‘only the green light passes
through’
1

(b) (i) red

because red light passes through the filter
both the colour and explanation are required for the
mark
1 (L7)

(ii) black

accept ‘she cannot see it’

1 (L7)

any one from

• because red light will not pass through

• a green filter absorbs red light

accept ‘only green light passes through’
1

[5]

Q7.
(a) (i) a straight line from the torch to the mirror
1 (L3)

(ii) a straight ray which reflects off the mirror with the angle of
reflection approximately equal to the angle of incidence
do not accept dotted lines
the incident ray must be continuous with the reflected
ray
1 (L3)

an arrow on either the incident ray or the

reflected ray pointing in the correct direction
1 (L3)