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Year 11 general questions.

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following observations is not a consequence of the principle of the rectilinear propagation of light?

a)

Diffraction patterns

b)

Shadows

c)

Eclipse

d)

Images in a pinhole camera

2.

Virtual image is one

a)

Formed by the intersection of actual rays.

b)

Which is not visible to the eyes.

c)

Through which rays of light do not pass.

d)

Which can be formed on a screen.

3.

An opaque object can be seen because of the amount of light it

a)

Emits from its surface.

b)

Disperses to the observer.

c)

Reflects to the observer .

d)

Transmit through it.

4.

When the moon comes between the sun and the earth such that they are collinear, there is

a)

Eclipse of the moon

b)

Eclipse of the sun

c)

Eclipse of the earth

d)

Total darkness on the earth surface

5.

An object 3.00m high is placed at a distance of 7.5m from a pinhole camera. If the image height is 6.00cm, what is the distance of the film from the pinhole?

a)

3.75cm

b)

7.50cm

c)

15.00cm

d)

30.00cm

6.

A body that produces its own light is said to be

a)

Luminous

b)

Opaque

c)

Translucent

d)

Transparent

7.

Which of the following is not self luminous?

a)

Incandescent bulbs.

b)

Lighted candle .

c)

The moon .

d)

The sun.

8.

The image of any real object formed by a diverging mirror is not

a)

Inverted

b)

Erect

c)

Diminished

d)

Virtual

9.

A concave mirror used as a shaving mirror should

a)

Have a virtual focal length.

b)

Be narrow.

c)

Have small curvature.

d)

Have a long focal length.

10.

The image of an object placed at the centre of curvature of a converging mirror is

a)

At the centre of curvature.

b)

At the principal focus.

c)

Inverted and virtual.

d)

Magnified and real.

11.

Convex spherical mirrors are preferred to plane mirrors as driving mirrors because

a)

The image produced is upright and clearly visible.

b)

It provides a wider field of view.

c)

The image produced is erect and magnified.

d)

The image produced is not literally inverted.

12.

An object is placed 30cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 20cm. Calculate the distance between the object and the image.

a)

90cm

b)

40cm

c)

30cm

d)

20cm

13.

A man 7.4m tall stands 3m in front of a plane mirror 1m long. What is the size of his image?

a)

5.22m

b)

1.74m

c)

0.74m

d)

0.58.

14.

A ray of light is incident normally on an air glass interface. What is its angle of refraction?

a)

90°

b)

60°

c)

30°

d)

0°

15.

A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of 30°. Calculate the angle which the reflected ray makes with the surface of the mirror.

a)

120°

b)

60°

c)

90°

d)

180°