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Self-test 3.3: Refraction and Lenses

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The bending of light as it passes at an angle from one medium into another of different optical density is called __________.

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

interference

2.

The ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to its speed in a given substance is called __________.

a)

Index of refraction

b)

total internal reflection

c)

refracted ray

d)

incident ray

3.

When a ray of light passes at an angle from a medium of lesser to one of greater optical density, it bends __________ from the normal.

a)

towards

b)

away

c)

behind

d)

in front

4.

The limiting angle of incidence in the denser medium resulting in angle of refraction of 90° is known as __________.

a)

critical angle

b)

angle of incidence

c)

angle of refraction

d)

angle of reflection

5.

The kind of lens that will always form a virtual, erect and smaller image is called __________.

a)

Concave lens

b)

Convex Lens

c)

Concave mirror

d)

Convex Mirror

6.

The principle involved in the formation of image on lenses is __________.

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

interference

7.

An enlarged, erect and real image is formed by a __________ lens.

a)

convex lens

b)

concave lens

c)

convex mirror

d)

concave mirror

8.
This image is.....
a)
inverted and smaller
b)
inverted and larger
c)
not inverted and smaller
d)
not inverted and larger
9.

This image is...

a)

real, Inverted and smaller

b)

real, Inverted and larger

c)

virtual, upright and smaller

d)

virtual, upright and larger

10.
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
11.
Light bending as it passes through a rain drop is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
12.

When will total internal reflection occur?

a)

When light travels from a less dense to a more dense medium

b)

When the angle of incidence is smaller than the critical angle

c)

When the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle

d)

When the light cannot pass through a medium

13.

The above image is an example of a ____________. They happen because cool and hot air have a different ___________________________.

a)

Mirage; angle of incidence

b)

Optical fibre; refractive index

c)

Lateral inversion; angle of reflection

d)

Mirage; refractive index

14.

Birds need to take REFRACTION into account when diving for fish in water because it makes the fish appear:

a)

Invisible

b)

Deeper than they are in reality

c)

Bent

d)

Shallower than they are in reality

15.

When a laser beam is refracted as it passes from air into water, it is bent:

a)

Towards the abnormal

b)

Away from the normal

c)

Away from the abnormal

d)

Towards the normal