Optics Quiz

Lenses work because of the wave behavior known as:

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Doppler Effect

• Reflection

A convex lens:

• converges light rays

• diverges light rays

• reflects light rays

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A magnifying glass is an example of:

• concave lens

• Convex Lens

• Parabolic Lens

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What is the location where light rays converge (come together) through a convex lens called?

• Focal Point

• Focal Length

• Nodal Point

• Aperture

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Predict where the image of the object will be formed

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

• Point E

The table below describes the characteristics of images formed by four optical instruments.
Which one of those instruments describes a plane mirror?

• X

• Y

• P

• Q

A student puts a hand up in front of a plane mirror as shown in the diagram. Four possible observations are shown in the table below.

Which observation correctly describes the image of the hand?

• Observation 1

• Observation 2

• Observation 3

• Observation 4

When an object is located between a convex lens and its focal point, the image formed will be -

• real and upright

• real and inverted

• virtual and upright

• virtual and inverted