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Mirrors, Refraction, Lenses

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is an example of a __________ mirror.
a)
Concave
b)
Convex
c)
Plane
d)
Magnifying
2.
The point where the rays meet is known as....
a)
Fire
b)
the focal point
c)
refraction
d)
Plane of the lens
3.
This is an example of a _____________ mirror
a)
Concave
b)
Convex
c)
Plane
d)
Magnifying
4.
This image is.....
a)
inverted and smaller
b)
inverted and larger
c)
not inverted and smaller
d)
not inverted and larger
5.
This image is...
a)
Inverted and smaller
b)
inverted and bigger
c)
not inverted and smaller
d)
not inverted and bigger
6.
This image is...
a)
Inverted and smaller
b)
Inverted and larger
c)
not inverted and smaller
d)
not inverted and larger
7.
The following is a picture of what type of mirror? 
a)
Convex Mirror
b)
Concave Mirror
c)
Plane Mirror
d)
Flat Mirror
8.
The following is a picture of what type of mirror? 
a)
Convex Mirror
b)
Concave Mirror
c)
Plane Mirror
d)
Flat Mirror
9.
An image that you can see , but does not really exist is called which of the following?
a)
Real Image
b)
Fake Image
c)
Virtual Image
d)
Digital Image
10.
An image that you can see , but does not really exist is called which of the following?
a)
Real Image
b)
Fake Image
c)
Virtual Image
d)
Digital Image
11.
Convex Mirrors produce...
a)
only virtual images
b)
virtual or real images
c)
only real images
d)
inverted images
12.
Convex Mirrors produce...
a)
only virtual images
b)
virtual or real images
c)
only real images
d)
inverted images
13.
An incident ray that is parallel to the principal axis...
a)
will reflect parallel to the principal axis
b)
will refract through the focal point
c)
will reflect through the center of curvature
d)
will continue along the same path through the lens
14.
a real image...
a)
is produced by virtual rays and can be projected on a screen
b)
is produced by real rays and cannot be projected on a screen
c)
is produced by virtual images and cannot be projected on a screen
d)
is produced by real rays and can be projected on a screen
15.
What is Nearsightedness? 
a)
condition that has difficulty seeing things that are close 
b)
condition that has difficulty seeing things that are far away
16.
What is an Astigmatism?
a)
a very contagious condition caused by a bacterial infection 
b)
a substance that hardens your teeth 
c)
 a hard substance that gives nails their strength 
d)
persons vision is distorted due to a irregular shaped eye 
17.

Which device uses refraction to converge light?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Which device uses reflection to diverge light?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

How could a convex lens cause house fires?

a)

Because it creates an upright image of the sun.

b)

Because it could cause all the sunlight to diverge away from a single spot.

c)

Because it could project a virtual image of the sun.

d)

Because it could cause all the sunlight to converge on a single point.

20.

Which ray diagram shows a real image?

a)
b)
c)
d)

None of the above

21.

The ray diagram when the object is placed on the focal point shows no image. Why is no image formed?

a)

Because the principal rays intersect on the virtual side of the lens.

b)

Because the principal rays are parallel to each other.

c)

Because the principal rays are perpendicular to each other.

d)

Because convex lenses cannot form images.

22.

Four ray diagrams show the images formed in mirrors and lenses. Which shows a virtual image?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

All of the above.

23.

Which of the following is evidence that this is a virtual image?

a)

Virtual images are always upright.

b)

Virtual images are always larger than the original object.

c)

Virtual images always have converging rays.

d)

Virtual images always have positive focal lengths.

24.

This gif best shows

a)

that images are always largest when an object is near the focal point

b)

that images are always virtual for converging mirrors

c)

that images are always larger for converging mirrors

d)

that images are smallest when the object is on the focal point

25.

Based on this picture, what is known about the focal length of this device?

a)

f is positive

b)

f is negative

c)

there is no focal length of this device

d)

there is not enough information to determine

26.

An image is created whose magnification is m = +0.5. What does this value signify about the image?

a)

A. It is virtual.

b)

B. It is upright.

c)

C. It is smaller than the original object

d)

All of the above

27.

An image is created whose di = -5 cm. What does this indicate?

a)

The image is virtual.

b)

The image is smaller than the original object.

c)

The image is inverted.

d)

The image is larger than the original object.

28.

In the thin lens equation, do represents

a)

Distance of the object from the lens

b)

Distance of the image from the lens

c)

The focal point

29.

In the thin lens equation, f represents

a)

Distance of the object from the lens

b)

Distance of the image from the lens

c)

focal length

d)

focal point

30.

A converging lens produces an image twice the size of the original. The object is placed 0.40 m from the lens, and the image is produced 0.80 m from the lens.


What does the 0.40 m represent?

a)

do

b)

di

c)

f

d)

1/f

31.

A tree is located 40 m from the converging lens of focal length 0.08 m. What does the 0.08 m represent?

a)

do

b)

di

c)

f

d)

1/f

32.

A normal human eye has a focal length of about 0.023 m. The tip of a pencil is 0.553 m from your eye. What does the 0.553 m represent?

a)

do

b)

di

c)

f

d)

1/f

33.

The focal length of the lens in your eye is about 0.015 m. The object is 1 m from your eye. What does the 0.015m represent?

a)

do

b)

di

c)

f

d)

1/f

34.

An object is located 35.0 cm from a convex lens. The lens forms a real image at a distance of 15.0 cm. What does the 15.0 cm represent?

a)

do

b)

di

c)

f

d)

1/f

35.

What is the angle of reflection?

a)

650

b)

500

c)

250

d)

400

36.

Which letter represents the angle of incidence?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

An object is located 35.0 cm from a convex lens. The lens forms a real image at a distance of 15.0 cm. What does the 35.0 cm represent?

a)

do

b)

di

c)

f

d)

1/f

38.

What is the angle of incidence?

a)

650

b)

500

c)

250

d)

400

39.

Which letter represents the angle of reflection?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.

Which letter represents the angle of reflection?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

41.

Snell's Law describes the relationship between the ________ angle and the _______ angle of waves passing through two different media

a)

incident - reflected

b)

incident - refracted

c)

incident - bounced

d)

answer is not here

42.

If light travels from a higher to a lower index of refraction medium the light will

a)

bend away from the vertical axis or may not refract

b)

bend closer to the vertical axis

c)

not bend

d)

answer is not here

43.

If light travels from a lower to a higher index of refraction medium the light will

a)

bend away from the vertical axis

b)

bend closer to the vertical axis

c)

not bend

d)

answer is not here

44.

A higher index of refraction means that the wave travels _____________ the speed of light in a vacuum in that medium.

a)

Faster than

b)

Slower than

c)

Equal to

d)

Answer is not here

45.

Light travels from air (n = 1.000) into an optical fiber. If the angles of incidence and refraction are 22oand 15º respectively. what is the index of refraction inside the fiber? Round off your values to 3 sig. figs.

a)

1.45

b)

1.44

c)

0.69

d)

0.70

46.

The index of refraction, is defined as the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum (c = 3x10^8 m/s) to the speed of light in a medium. What is the index of refraction of a medium where the speed of light is 0.7c ? Round off your values to 3 sig. figs.

a)

1.42

b)

1.43

c)

1.28

d)

1.29

47.

For light passing across the boundary from higher to lower index of refraction medium, the angle of refraction is always _________________________

a)

greater than the angle of incidence

b)

less than the angle of incidence

c)

equal to the angle of incidence

48.

Light travels from water (n = 1.333) into an unknown medium. If the angles of incidence and refraction are 45oand 24º respectively. what is the index of refraction of the unknwon medium? Round off your values to 3 sig. figs.

a)

2.32

b)

2.31

c)

0.77

d)

0.76

49.

There are certain angles of incidence for which the angle of refraction is close to 90°. What is this angle called?

a)

Total internal angle

b)

Critical angle

c)

Reflection angle

d)

Refracted angle