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Pinhole camera calculations

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is the image in a pinhole camera inverted?

a)

Because your eye reverses it

b)

Because of the distance of the image from the aperture

c)

Because it isn't a real image

d)

Because light travels in a straight line

2.

In this ray diagram, is the camera on the left or on the right?

a)

left

b)

right

c)

impossible to tell

d)

could be either

3.

What does the point where the rays cross represent?

a)

How big the image is

b)

How big the photograph can be

c)

The aperture where the light enters the camera

d)

It is just a point in space where the light rays cross

4.

What does d represent?

a)

How far to place the camera from the object you want to photograph

b)

How big the photograph can be

c)

The size of the camera

d)

The focal distance

5.

What does f represent?

a)

How far to place the camera from the object you want to photograph

b)

How big the photograph can be

c)

The size of the camera

d)

The width of the photo paper

6.

What does i represent?

a)

How far to place the camera from the object you want to photograph

b)

The height of the photo paper

c)

The size of the camera

d)

The width of the photo paper

7.

You are using a pinhole camera to take a photo of a car. If you move your camera closer to the car, what will happen to the image on the film paper?

a)

It will get larger

b)

It will get smaller

c)

It will get clearer

d)

It will get fuzzier

8.

You are using a pinhole camera to take a photo of a car. If you make the aperture smaller, what will happen to the image on the film paper?

a)

It will get larger

b)

It will get smaller

c)

It will get clearer

d)

It will get fuzzier

9.

You are using a pinhole camera to take a photo of a car. If you adjust the film paper so it is closer to the aperture, what will happen to the image on the film paper?

a)

It will get larger

b)

It will get smaller

c)

It will get clearer

d)

It will get fuzzier

10.

Which is the correct ray diagram for the following measurements?

focal distance of 6"

photo height of 4"

object to be photographed height of 10'

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

If you are taking a photo of an 8'x8' playhouse and your film paper is 4"x5"... which dimension of the film paper should you use as the image height?

a)

5" since the object is large

b)

4" since it is a square object and you want it to fit within both sides of the film paper

c)

5" since it will allow you to fit the largest image

d)

4" because it is a factor of 8'

12.

You want to take a photo of a playhouse that measures 8'x8'. You have 4"x5" film paper and must take the photo from 20' away. What size focal distance should your camera have?

a)

40"

b)

10"

c)

10'

d)

6.25"