Concave vs Convex Lens

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

• converging

• concave

• convex

• achromatic

How does a concave lens differ from a convex lens?

• A convex lens is another way to describe a plane mirror; a concave lens is curved

• A concave lens is curved inward on both sides; a convex lens is on only one side

• A convex lens has a thick center and thin edges, a concave lens has a thin center and thicker edges

• A convex lens has a thin center and thick edges. a concave lens has a thick center and thinner edges

The above lens is a type of ___.

• diverging lens

• converging lens

• divergent mirror

• convergent mirror

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Concave lenses, like the ones found in the peepholes of a door, always produce images that are .....

• Virtual, upright, smaller

• Real, inverted, larger

• Real, inverted, smaller

• Virtual, upright, larger

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

Which optical device bends light inward?

• convex lens

• concave lens

• plane mirror

• convex mirror

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

• convex

• concave

• reflection

• plane

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

• diverging

• concave

• convex

• achromatic

What type of lens do humans have in their eyes? 

• Concave Lens 

• Convex Lens 

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What word means to bend light rays toward each other?

• Converging light

• Diverging light

• Virtual Light

• Real Light