Convex vs Concave Lenses

The above lens is a type of ___.

• diverging lens

• converging lens

• divergent mirror

• convergent mirror

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Which lens represents the path light takes through a diverging lens?

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Which figure represents the path light takes through a converging lens?

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Which optical device bends light inward?

• convex lens

• concave lens

• plane mirror

• convex mirror

What type of lens is used in the shown instrument?

• concave lens

• convex lens

• reflection lens

• reduction lens

What type of lens creates the image seen in the eyeglasses?

• convex

• concave

• reflection

• plane

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A lens that is thicker in the middle than on the outside is called ___.

• diverging

• concave

• convex

• achromatic

A lens that is thinner in the middle than on the outside is called ___.

• converging

• concave

• convex

• achromatic

What word means to bend light rays toward each other?

• Converging light

• Diverging light

• Virtual Light

• Real Light

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What word means to bend light rays away from each other?

• Converging light

• Diverging light

• Virtual Light

• Real Light