Physics 2nd Semester Exam Part 2

What do ray tracing diagrams help us understand?

• Sound waves

• Electricity

• How light travels and forms images

• Heat energy

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In a ray diagram for a concave mirror, where do parallel rays of light meet?

• Behind the mirror

• At the focal point

• At the center of curvature

• They never meet

Which mirror makes light rays come together at a point?

• Convex mirror

• Concave mirror

• Plane mirror

• Transparent mirror

Which mirror makes light rays spread apart?

• Convex mirror

• Concave mirror

• Plane mirror

• Fiber optic

In a convex lens, what happens to parallel light rays?

• They bounce back

• They come together at a focal point

• They travel straight

• They disappear

What kind of image is formed when an object is placed far from a convex lens?

• Smaller and upside down

• Bigger and upside down

• Same size and upright

• Same size and upside down

Which lens is thinner in the middle and thicker at the edges?

• Convex lens

• Concave lens

• Prism

• Plane lens

A concave lens always forms an image that is:

• Real and large

• Real and upside down

• Virtual and smaller

• Virtual and larger

Where does the image appear in a plane mirror?

• Behind the object

• Behind the mirror

• In front of the mirror

• On the surface

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Which tool helps draw how light bends or reflects in diagrams?

• Compass

• Calculator

• Ray diagram

• Protractor

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