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Taher physics- Refraction and Lenses

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

How is information carried in an optical fiber?

a)

by sound

b)

by different colors

c)

by electrical impulses

d)

by light

2.

For the situation shown in the figure below, which of the substances listed below should be chosen to put in front of the pencil to make its "break" the most pronounced?

a)

flint glass

b)

vacuum

c)

ethanol

d)

water

3.

A light ray is traveling through an unknown material when it intersects ethanol (n = 1.36) at an incident angle of 62.0°. If the angle of refraction is 46.4°, what is the index of refraction of the unknown material?

a)

1.12

b)

1.66

c)

0.985

d)

2

4.

If a refracted ray moves away from the normal, the speed of light of the ray

in this material is __________ that of the incident ray.

a)

unrelated to

b)

less than

c)

greater than

d)

the same as

5.

If a substance has a critical angle of 50°, what happens to the light from an incident angle hitting the boundary at 30°?

a)

It is stopped

b)

It is reflected

c)

It is diffused.

d)

It is refracted

6.

What is dispersion?

a)

the separation of light into its spectrum

b)

the refraction of light

c)

the combining of colored light into white light

d)

the reflection of colored light

7.

The incident angle that causes a refracted ray to lie along the boundary of a substance is the __________.

a)

refracted angle

b)

reflected angle

c)

critical angle

d)

normal angle

8.

What is the speed of light in a diamond (n = 2.42)?

a)

2.42×108 m/s

b)

1.24×108 m/s

c)

7.26×108 m/s

d)

3.00×108 m/s

9.

A light ray traveling through crown glass (n = 1.52) intersects a sheet of flint glass (n = 1.61) at an angle of 27.3°.

What is the angle of refraction?

a)

0.839°

b)

33.0°

c)

25.7°

d)

0.433°

10.

According to Snell's law, light traveling from a vacuum to glass will __________

a)

speed up

b)

travel at the same speed

c)

stop completely

d)

slow down

11.

Because of refraction, the Sun actually sets __________ we see it disappear.

a)

after

b)

before

c)

at the same time as

d)

hours before

12.

A beam of light travels through air (n = 1.0003) and strikes an unknown material at an angle of 50.0°. The new angle of refraction is 25.0°. What is the index of refraction of this material?

a)

0.643

b)

1.2

c)

1.81

d)

0.709

13.

What happens to light during total internal reflection?

a)

The angle of refraction is less than the critical angle

b)

The angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle

c)

The angle of incidence is 0

d)

The angle of reflection is the same as the critical angle.

14.

Optical fibers are a technical application of __________.

a)

diffraction

b)

dispersion

c)

total internal reflection

d)

refraction

15.

The focal length of a concave lens is __________

a)

negative

b)

reduced

c)

magnified

d)

positive

16.

In the figure below, if the bottom half of the lens is covered, what will happen to the image?

a)

Nothing

b)

The bottom half of the image will disappear

c)

The top half of the image will disappear

d)

The image will become dimmer

17.

In the figure below, if you wanted to make the virtual image larger, what could you do?

a)

Move the object further out, but not past the focal point.

b)

Replace the object with a shorter object.

c)

Replace the lens with one of larger focal length

d)

Replace the lens with a taller one.

18.

An object is placed 20.0 cm away from a convex lens with a focal length of 12.0 cm. At what distance will the image form and what is its orientation?

a)

30.0 cm, upside down

b)

7.50 cm, upright

c)

7.50 cm, upside down

d)

30.0 cm, upright

19.

An object is placed 27.0 cm away from a concave lens and forms an image that is 10.8 cm in front of the lens. What is the focal length of the lens?

a)

7.71 cm

b)

–18.0 cm

c)

–7.71 cm

d)

18.0 cm

20.

A ray of light striking perpendicular to an optically dense surface will __________.

a)

refract away from the normal

b)

reflect

c)

refract toward the normal

d)

remain straight

21.

Through which medium is the speed of light the fastest?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

vacuum

d)

glass

22.

A concave lens is also known as a __________ lens

a)

concave

b)

converging

c)

diverging

d)

plane

23.

In nearsightedness, the image is focused __________

a)

in front of the retina

b)

beyond the retina

c)

directly on the retina

d)

in front of the eye

24.

Farsightedness can be corrected with a __________.

a)

parabolic lens

b)

convex lens

c)

concave lens

d)

plane lens

25.

An object of 5.0 cm height forms an image of 15 cm height in a convex lens. What is the magnification of the lens?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

15

d)

75

26.

Which statement is true about focal length, f, in concave lenses?

a)

It is negative.

b)

It is positive.

c)

It is twice image position.

d)

It is one-half image position.

27.

Which equation shows the correct relationship between object position, image position, and focal length in a curved lens?

a)

f = x I + x O

b)

1f=1xo+1xi\frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{x_o}+\frac{1}{x_i}

c)

1xo=1f+1xi\frac{1}{x_o}=\frac{1}{f}+\frac{1}{x_i}