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Chapter 30 Quiz - Lenses

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which type of lens separates light rays from a single point as they exit the lens?

a)

prism

b)

converging

c)

diverging

d)

polarized

2.

Which type of lens brings light rays to single point after exiting the lens?

a)

polarized

b)

diverging

c)

prism

d)

converging

3.

When light travels through a lens and the image produced from the lens cannot be projected onto the screen, which type of image is produced?

a)

real

b)

refracted

c)

virtual

d)

inverted

4.

What is the point on the principal axis where light is supposed to either meet or originate from?

a)

focal point

b)

focal length

c)

center point

d)

ray center

5.

When a person has difficulty seeing objects far away, they are usually diagnosed with farsighted vision. What about the eye causes farsighted vision?

a)

normal shape

b)

taller shape

c)

longer shape

d)

shorter shape

6.

What is the distance between the the center of the lens and the focal points called?

a)

principal axis

b)

focal length

c)

focal distance

d)

lens radial line

7.

When someone has difficulty seeing seeing objects clearly at any distance, their eye's cornea is more curved in one direction than the other. What is this condition called?

a)

blindess

b)

astigmatism

c)

nearsighted

d)

farsighted

8.

When light from an object exits a lens and the image produced can be seen on a piece of paper, what kind of image is produced?

a)

real

b)

refracted

c)

inverted

d)

virtual

9.

Which of the following is the correct discription of the image?

a)

real, magnified 2x, inverted

b)

virtual, magnified 2x, right-side up

c)

real, magnified 0.5x, right-side up

d)

virtual, magnified 0.5x, inverted

10.

What is the correct description of the image?

a)

Virtual, magnified 3x, inverted

b)

real, magnified 3x, inverted

c)

real, magnigied 3x, right-side up

d)

Virtual, magnified 3x, right-side up

11.

What is the correct description of the image?

a)

Real, magnified 0.5x, right-side up

b)

Real, magnified, 0.5x, inverted

c)

Virtual, magnified 0.5x, right-side up

d)

Virtual, magnified 0.5x, inverted

12.

Where is the focal plane?

a)

at the center of the lens

b)

the same location as the object

c)

at the focal point

d)

parallel to the principal axis

13.

True or False: All real images are are inverted (upside down)?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Where is the location of the object on a ray diagram if the lens is used as a magnifying glass?

a)

outside of the focal point

b)

on the focal point

c)

between the focal point and the center of the lens

15.

What kind of image does a magnifying glass produce?

a)

real and inverted

b)

real and right-side up

c)

virtual and inverted (upside down)

d)

virtual and right-side up

16.

What kind of lens is this?

a)

concave

b)

an eyepiece

c)

convex

d)

a cornea

17.

Which of the following is NOT a property of a converging lens?

a)

can be used as a magnifying glass

b)

rays of light refract to a single point after exiting this lens

c)

only forms virtual images

d)

thicker in the middle

18.

What do we use ray diagrams to determine?

a)

the location of the object

b)

the focal length

c)

the location of the image

d)

the type of lens being used

19.

What do lenses do?

a)

separate white light into a rainbow

b)

bend rays of light to form an image

c)

reflect light similarly to a mirror

d)

absorb all light

20.

How many rays do we typically use in ray diagrams?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

5

21.

How many rays MUST you use in a ray diagram?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

1

22.

Which of the following instruments is most similar to the eye?

a)

microscope

b)

projector

c)

telescope

d)

camera

23.

In a ray diagram in which the converging lens acts as a magnifying class, where is the image located?

a)

Behind the lens (on the other side of the lens the object is not on)

b)

In front of the lens (same side of the lens as the object) but between the object and the center of the lens

c)

In front of the lens (same side of the lens as the object) but the object is between the image and the center of the lens

d)

no image can be created (image location is infinity)

24.

Which is the correct description of the first principal ray in a ray diagram with a converging lens?

a)

light ray moves from object, parallel to the principal axis, and bends toward the principal axis after exiting the lens

b)

light ray moves from object, parallel to the principal axis, and bends away from the principal axis after exiting the lens

c)

light ray moves from object diagonally through the center of the lens in a straight line

d)

light ray moves from object diagonally to the center of the lens, and bends to be parallel with the principal axis

25.

True or False: Ray diagrams for both converging and diverging lenses have a principal ray that is a straight diagonal line from the object through the center of the lens

a)

True

b)

False