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Refraction and power of lenses

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of lens is wider in the middle than on the edges?

a)

Concave

b)

Convex

c)

Objective

d)

Ocular

2.

When light passes through a convex lens, it does this.....

a)

Diverge, or spread apart

b)

Converge, or come together

c)

Reflect, or bounce off

d)

Create a rainbow

3.

The point at which light rays converge after passing through a convex lens is called what.

a)

The Horizon Point

b)

The Point Break

c)

The Focal Point

d)

The Perspective

4.

When light waves move from passing through air to passing through a glass lens when happens to them?

a)

They slow down and change direction

b)

They speed up and change direction

c)

They maintain the same speed and change direction

d)

They maintain their same speed and direction

5.

What type of lens do you have in your eye?

a)

Concave

b)

Prismatic

c)

Objective

d)

Convex

6.

The angle of the incoming rays of light are also called the.....

a)

Angle of reflection

b)

Angle of refraction

c)

Angle of incidence

d)

Wave angle

7.

The distance between a convex lens and its focal point is called what?

a)

The focus

b)

The focal length

c)

The wave length

d)

The amplitude

8.

The thicker the convex lens, the ___________________ its focal length.

a)

Shorter

b)

Longer

c)

Thicker

d)

Thinner

9.

The thicker the convex lens, the ___________________ its focal length.

a)

Shorter

b)

Longer

c)

Thicker

d)

Thinner

10.

As light passes from air into water it ________________________.

a)

speeds up

b)

continues at the same speed

c)

slows down

d)

forms a mirage

11.

Which lens is concave?

a)

a

b)

b

12.

Which lens can produce a real image?

a)

a

b)

b

13.

Which lens always produces an image that is upright?

a)

a

b)

b

14.

Which lens is the type of lens that is used in a hand lens?

a)

a

b)

b

15.

The best definition of refraction is ____.

a)

passing through a boundary

b)

bouncing off a boundary

c)

changing speed at a boundary

d)

changing direction when crossing a boundary

16.
Which color is good absorber of heat?
a)
Black
b)
Yellow
c)
White
17.
How much time does sunlight take to reach from sun to earth?
a)
8 sec
b)
8 min
c)
8 hour
d)
1 min
18.
A car has a convex mirror as its side mirror of focal length 30 cm. A second car is 5m behind the first car. Find the position of the second car as seen in the mirror of first car.
a)
0.32 m
b)
0.28 m
c)
0.64 m
d)
0.78 m
19.
A man uses lens of power +2.0 D in his spectacles. His son takes out the lens from the spectacles and keeps it between a small pencil and a wall. He observes an inverted image on the wall, which has the same size as the pencil.
a)
50 cm
b)
75 cm
c)
100 cm
d)
150 cm
20.
A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-
a)
always travels in a straight line
b)
bends when it passes through water
c)
makes the water in the glass evaporate
d)
reflects the pencil on the water's surface