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Important Questions on The Human Eye and the Colourful World

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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS X>Chapter 11 - The Human Eye and the Colourful World>EXERCISES>Q 5
A person needs a lens of power -5.5 diopters for correcting his distant vision. For correcting his near vision, he needs a lens of power +1.5 diopter. What is the focal length of the lens required for correcting (i) distant vision, and (ii) near vision?
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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS X>Chapter 11 - The Human Eye and the Colourful World>EXERCISES>Q 6
The far point of a myopic person is 80 cm in front of the eye. What is the nature and power of the lens required to correct the problem?
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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS X>Chapter 11 - The Human Eye and the Colourful World>EXERCISES>Q 7
Make a diagram to show how hypermetropia is corrected. The near point of a hypermetropic eye is 1 m. What is the power of the lens required to correct this defect? Assume that the near point of the normal eye is 25 cm.
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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS X>Chapter 11 - The Human Eye and the Colourful World>EXERCISES>Q 8
Why is a normal eye not able to see clearly the objects placed closer than 25 cm?
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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS X>Chapter 11 - The Human Eye and the Colourful World>EXERCISES>Q 9
What happens to the image distance in the eye when we increase the distance of an object from the eye?
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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS X>Chapter 11 - The Human Eye and the Colourful World>EXERCISES>Q 10
Why do stars twinkle?
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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS X>Chapter 11 - The Human Eye and the Colourful World>EXERCISES>Q 11
Explain why the planets do not twinkle.
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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS X>Chapter 11 - The Human Eye and the Colourful World>EXERCISES>Q 12
Why does the Sun appear reddish early in the morning?