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CPhys Optics Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The line that passes through the center of a curved mirror is called
a)
focal point
b)
center of curvature 
c)
principle axis
d)
light ray
2.
What type of image does this lens form?
a)
Virtual image
b)
Real Image
c)
No Image
3.

Which figure represents the path light takes through a converging lens?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

The angle of reflection is always equal to the angle of incidence.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What type of reflection is shown in the image?

a)

Regular reflection

b)

Diffuse reflection

c)

Total internal reflection

6.

Which of the following statements is true about refraction?

a)

Light does not bend as it passes from one medium to another.

b)

Refraction is due to changes in temperature.

c)

Light travels faster in glass than air.

d)

Refraction is due to changes in the speed of light.

7.

Why can you see yourself in a mirror?

a)

The smooth surface reflects the light in a perfect pattern.

b)

The smooth surface scatters the light in a perfect pattern.

c)

The smooth surface scatters the light in all directions.

d)

The smooth surface absorbs all of the light.

8.

Why can't you see yourself in a piece of wood?

a)

The wood absorbs all of the light.

b)

The wood scatters light.

c)

The wood reflects light.

d)

The wood transmits light.

9.
what is air's index of refraction?
a)
2.42
b)
1.33
c)
1.00
d)
1.5-1.75
10.
What is the difference between reflection and refraction? 
a)
Both involve light bending through a medium
b)
Reflection is light bouncing off a medium's surface and refraction is light bending through a medium
c)
Reflection is light bending through a medium's surface and refraction is light bouncing off a medium
d)
Refraction is light being absorbed in a medium and reflection is light being bent through a different medium
11.
What is TRUE about the picture? 
a)
The refractive index of the material in the top picture is lower than the refractive index of the bottom material
b)
We see light refracting toward the normal line
c)
The angle of incidence in the top picture is greater than the angle of refraction in the bottom picture
d)
All answers are correct
12.

When a ray of light enters a glass slab from air

a)

its wavelength decreases

b)

its wavelength increases

c)

its frequency increases

d)

neither its wavelength nor its frequency changes.

13.

how does diffraction work

a)

it goes through water and air

b)

is a beam of light stopping at a wall

c)

it bounces off of light

d)

is the bending of light as it passes around the edge of an object

14.

A wave of constant wavelength diffracts as it passes through an opening in a barrier. As the size of the opening is increased, the diffraction effects

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

remain the same

15.
In ________ interference, the energy of the combined wave is greater than the energy of each of the two waves.
a)
destructive
b)
rarefaction
c)
resonance
d)
constructive
16.
This image is representing what wave interaction?
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Interference
17.

How does the density of glass compare to the density of air?

a)

Equal

b)

Glass has a greater density.

c)

Air has a greater density.

d)

Impossible to say