How Lenses Affect Light

What type of lens is wider in the middle than on the edges?

• Concave

• Convex

• Objective

• Ocular

What type of lens is thinner in the middle than at the edges?

• Convex

• Concave

• Objective

• Magnifying

When light passes through a convex lens, it does this.....

• Diverge, or spread apart

• Converge, or come together

• Reflect, or bounce off

• Create a rainbow

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The point at which light rays converge after passing through a convex lens is called what.

• The Horizon Point

• The Point Break

• The Focal Point

• The Perspective

Light bends as it passes through a lens. This is called what?

• Reflection

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Dilation

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When light waves move from passing through air to passing through a glass lens when happens to them?

• They slow down and change direction

• They speed up and change direction

• They maintain the same speed and change direction

• They maintain their same speed and direction

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What type of lens do you have in your eye?

• Concave

• Prismatic

• Objective

• Convex

Most eyeglasses use which type of lens?

• Concave

• Prismatic

• Objective

• Convex

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The angle of the incoming rays of light are also called the.....

• Angle of reflection

• Angle of refraction

• Angle of incidence

• Wave angle

The distance between a convex lens and its focal point is called what?

• The focus

• The focal length

• The wave length

• The amplitude