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Reflection and Mirrors/Refraction and Lenses

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A converging lens is also known as a ____ lens.

a)

convex

b)

concave

c)

reflected

d)

refracted

2.

An object is placed on the focal point in front of a convex lens. What image is produced?

a)

virtual, reduced, inverted

b)

real, enlarged, inverted

c)

virtual, enlarged, inverted

d)

No image

3.

An object is placed BETWEEN the focal point and a convex lens. What image is produced?

a)

real, reduced, and inverted

b)

real, enlarged, and upright

c)

virtual, enlarged, and upright

d)

No image

4.

A concave lense is also known as a diverging lense?

a)

False

b)

True

5.

What is it called when light travels through a material and bends?

a)

Diffraction

b)

Reflecting

c)

Refraction

6.

The point where the rays meet is known as....

a)

Point of no return

b)

Facol Point

c)

Focal Point

d)

C Point

7.

a real image is...

a)

produced by virtual rays and can be projected on a screen

b)

produced by real rays and CANNOT be projected on a screen

c)

produced by virtual images and CANNOT be projected on a screen

d)

produced by real rays and can be projected on a screen

8.

What types of lenses are in human eyes

a)

Concave Lens

b)

Convex Lens

9.

A virtual image is formed when rays of light intersect

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes

10.

The image of an object is placed one meter in front of a plane mirror. Where will the image be and what will it look like?

a)

behind the mirror and reversed

b)

behind the mirror and upright

c)

in front of the mirror and reversed

d)

in front of the mirror and upright

11.

Which of the following bends light inward?

a)

convex lens

b)

concave lens

c)

plane mirror

d)

spherical mirror

12.

What could the manager of a store hang on the wall in order to see a wider image of his store and his customers?

a)

a convex mirror

b)

a concave mirror

c)

a plane mirror

d)

a spherical mirror

13.

A flat mirror is also known as a___.

a)

plane mirror

b)

concave mirror

c)

convex mirror

d)

spherical mirror

14.

Which type of lense is thicker in the middle than on the outside?

a)

diverging

b)

concave

c)

convex

d)

achromatic

15.

What type of mirror can be used to magnify a small object?

a)

a convex mirror

b)

a concave mirror

c)

a flat mirror

d)

a spherical mirror

16.

What is the Focal length?

a)

The distance between the front and the back of the camera where the image is formed.

b)

The distance between the image and the back of the camera where the image is formed.

c)

The distance between the lens and the back of the camera where the image is formed.

d)

The distance between the lens and the front of the camera where the image is formed.

17.

What image is shown?

a)

Inverted and reduced

b)

Inverted and enlarged

c)

upright and reduced

d)

upright and enlarged

18.

A convex lens has a focal length of f. If the object is placed at 2f , what distance will the image appear?

a)

2f

b)

f

c)

between f and 2f

d)

it will not appear

19.

In a spherical concave mirror, light that is parallel to the optical axis will be reflected _____

a)

parallel to the optical axis

b)

through the center of curvature

c)

through the focal point

d)

back to the origin

20.

Which of the following (more than one answer) diagrams shows concave lenses?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
21.

How fast does the distance between yourself and your mirror image decrease if you walk directly toward the mirror at 3.5 m/s?

a)

-3.5 m/s

b)

3.5 m/s

c)

7.0 m/s

d)

-7.0 m/s

22.

You are standing 5.0m in front of a mirror and your dog is standing 3.0m in front of you. What distance should you focus your camera to take a photo of your sister in the mirror?

a)

7.5 m

b)

8.0 m

c)

7.0 m

d)

5.0 m

23.

A beam of light strikes a mirror at a 27° to the normal. What is the angle between the incident and reflected beams?

a)

13.5°

b)

27°

c)

54°

d)

41.5°

24.

A reflecting globe is 35.0 cm in diameter. What is the focal length of the globe?

a)

70.0cm

b)

35.0cm

c)

17.5cm

d)

8.75cm

25.

What is the radius of curvature of a concave mirror with a focal length 22cm

a)

12cm

b)

44cm

c)

11cm

d)

34.5cm

26.

What is the focal length of a convex mirror that has a radius of curvature of 64cm?

a)

-32cm

b)

32cm

c)

128cm

d)

8cm

27.

focal length = _____.

a)

radius of curvature

b)

diameter of curvature

c)

half the radius of curvature

d)

half the diameter of curvature

28.

An object is placed 10 m from a convex mirror. The image formed is 5 m behind the mirror. What is the focal length?

a)

-5 cm

b)

5 cm

c)

10 cm

d)

-10cm

29.

A real image has a size of 10 cm, formed by a concave mirror. The actual size of the object is 5 cm.What is the magnification of the object?

a)

-5

b)

5

c)

2

d)

-2

30.

What is the distance between the focal point and the mirror called?

a)

Herbert

b)

diameter of radius

c)

curvature point

d)

focal length