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Class 7 Science Chapter 11 Light Shadows and Reflections Solutions | Curiosity NCERT Answers 2026-27 | Amresh Academy

 


 

🌟 Class 7 Science Curiosity – Chapter 11 Solutions

🔦 Light: Shadows and Reflections | Amresh Academy


✍️ 🔹 Very Short Answer Type Questions


What are luminous objects?

👉 Answer:
💡 Luminous objects are those that emit their own light
➡️ Examples: Sun ☀️, fire 🔥, LED lamps


Does the Moon produce its own light?

👉 Answer:
🌙 No, the Moon is non-luminous
➡️ It reflects sunlight


In which direction does light travel?

👉 Answer:
➡️ Light always travels in a straight line


What kind of materials form clear shadows?

👉 Answer:
Opaque materials form clear and dark shadows


Name the mirror that forms erect, laterally inverted images.

👉 Answer:
🪞 Plane mirror


🧠 🔹 Short Answer Type Questions


What is the difference between transparent, translucent, and opaque objects?

👉 Answer:

  • 🔍 Transparent Light passes completely (glass)
  • 🌫️ Translucent Partial light passes (butter paper)
  • Opaque Blocks light completely (wood)

How does light create shadows?

👉 Answer:
🌟 When light is blocked by an opaque object
➡️ Shadow forms behind it


What is reflection of light?

👉 Answer:
🔁 Reflection is when light bounces off a surface
➡️ Example: Mirror


Why is ‘AMBULANCE’ written in reverse on emergency vans?

👉 Answer:
🚑 Due to lateral inversion
➡️ Drivers read it correctly in mirror


What is lateral inversion?

👉 Answer:
🔄 Left-right reversal of image in a mirror


📖 🔹 Descriptive Answer Type Questions


Describe the image formed by a plane mirror.

👉 Answer:
🪞 Image properties:

  • Virtual
  • Erect
  • Same size
  • Laterally inverted
    ➡️ Cannot be caught on screen

Explain how a pinhole camera works.

👉 Answer:
📦 Light passes through a tiny hole
➡️ Forms inverted image on screen
➡️ Based on straight-line travel of light


How do shadows change with the position of the object and light?

👉 Answer:
📏

  • Near light Large shadow
  • Near screen Small shadow

What are the three conditions needed to form a shadow?

👉 Answer:
✔️ Light source
✔️ Opaque object
✔️ Screen


What is a periscope and how does it work?

👉 Answer:
🔭 Periscope uses two mirrors at 45°
➡️ Reflects light
➡️ Helps see around obstacles


🚀 🔹 Exploring Questions


Why don’t we see a bird’s shadow when it flies high in the sky?

👉 Answer:
🐦 Far distance shadow becomes very faint
➡️ Not visible on ground


Why do objects in a kaleidoscope form multiple patterns?

👉 Answer:
🎨 Multiple reflections between mirrors
➡️ Create symmetrical patterns


How is the image in a mirror different from that in a pinhole camera?

👉 Answer:
🪞 Mirror upright, virtual
📦 Pinhole inverted, real


How does the use of LED lights benefit society?

👉 Answer:
💡

  • Uses less energy
  • Long-lasting
  • Eco-friendly 🌍

Can a small mirror form the image of a large object?

👉 Answer:
Yes
➡️ Even small mirror can form image
➡️ Field of view limited


 

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