BigBrain - Physics LIGHT worksheet extraction

This diagram best represents

• reflection

• refraction

• absorption

• diffusion

A parallel beam of light is incident on a plane mirror. Which diagram (A, B, C or D) shows how the beam is reflected by the mirror?

• A

• B

• C

• D

A boy sees a fish in a lake. Which labelled path is taken by the light travelling from the fish to the boy’s eye?

• A

• B

• C

• D

An object is placed 8.0 cm from a thin converging lens of focal length 5.0 cm. Which statement about the image formed by the lens is correct?

• The image is real and inverted.

• The image is real and upright.

• The image is virtual and inverted.

• The image is virtual and upright.

Which diagram shows the formation of a real image of an object O placed in front of a converging lens?

• A

• B

• C

• D

An object is placed in front of a thin converging lens. The diagram shows the paths of two rays from the top of the object; an image of the object is formed on a screen to the right of the lens. How does this image compare with the object?

• It is larger and inverted.

• It is larger and the same way up.

• It is smaller and inverted.

• It is smaller and the same way up.

What is the name and shape of the lens used to correct short sight (myopia)?

• A. converging, (double convex shape)

• B. converging, (convex shape)

• C. diverging, (double concave shape)

• D. diverging, (concave shape)

A student draws a diagram to show the directions of a light ray reflecting off a plane mirror. What are the correct terms for the lines drawn 1, 2 and 3?

• A

• B

• C

• D

A light ray strikes a plane mirror and is reflected. Which angle is always equal in size to the angle of reflection?

• the angle between the incident ray and the mirror

• the angle between the incident ray and the normal to the mirror

• the angle between the reflected ray and the mirror

• the angle between the reflected ray and the incident ray

The diagram shows two diverging rays of light passing through a thin lens and emerging parallel to each other. Which labelled distance is the focal length of the lens?

• A

• B

• C

• D