Lenses and Refraction Quiz Review

The reason the pencil looks broken is because of refraction.

• True

• False

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When light moves from one medium to another, its speed changes.

• True

• False

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The refraction of light causes us to see the straw differently above the water than below it, and it appears broken.

• True

• False

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In the figure shown, the light waves change direction as a result of _____.

• absorption

• refraction

• reflection

• diffraction

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A lens that is thicker in the middle than at the edges is a __________lens.

• Concave

• Convex

Light enters the eye through the ___________.

• Pupil

• Iris

• Sclera

• Cornea

Which is not an example of a device that uses a lens?

• binoculars

• glasses

• camera

• mirror

What type of lenses are in the human eye?

• concave

• convex

Which medium would cause light to bend the LEAST after traveling through air?

• Diamond

• Crown Glass

• Water

• Turpentine Oil

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When light travels from a medium with a low refractive index to a medium with a high refractive index, it bends towards the normal.

• True

• False

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