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Force, Pressure and Refraction

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Force acting per unit area is called

a)

non-contact forces

b)

contact forces

c)

force

d)

pressure

2.
What is the equation used to calculate pressure?
a)
pressure= force/mass
b)
pressure =mass/volume
c)
pressure=area/force
d)
pressure=force/area
3.
What is the unit of measurement for pressure?
a)
pascal
b)
grams
c)
milliters
d)
meters
4.
Army tank tracks are useful for travelling through the mud because..
a)
they decrease the force the vehicle exerts on the ground
b)
they increase the force the vehicle exerts on the ground
c)
they decrease the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground
d)
they increase the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground
5.

When you increase your depth under water, the water pressure on your body

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

6.

Why won't you sink in mud if you wear boots?

a)

Because the surface area is larger creating less pressure.

b)

Has air in it to keep you floating.

c)

Because the mud won't want you.

7.

Diagram shows the design of a dam. Why does the thickness of the dam increase with its depth?

a)

The design of this structure is stronger.

b)

Water pressure increases with depth.

c)

The cost of construction is lower.

d)

Water pressure acts uniformly in all directions.

8.

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light

a)

always travels in a straight line.

b)

bends when it passes through water.

c)

makes the water in the glass evaporate.

d)

reflects the pencil on the water's surface.

9.

When light passes at an angle to the normal from one medium into another in which its speed is higher

a)

it is bent toward the normal.

b)

it always lies along the normal.

c)

it is unaffected.

d)

it is bent away from the normal.

10.

When light passes at an angle to the normal from one medium into another in which its speed is lower

a)

it is bent towards the normal.

b)

it always lies along the normal.

c)

it is unaffected.

d)

it is bent away from the normal.

11.
Light has the lowest velocity in which medium?
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523
water n=1.33
diamond n=2.45
a)
diamond
b)
water
c)
flint glass
d)
barium glass
12.
Glass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.
a)
Equal
b)
Greater
c)
Less
d)
Impossible to say
13.

Based on the image, as light passes from medium 1 to medium 2

a)

light speeds up and bends towards the normal

b)

light speeds up and bends away from the normal

c)

light slows down and bends towards the normal

d)

light slows down and bends away from the normal

14.

Why is the component of colour in a rainbow can be seen when light passes through a glass prism?

a)

phenomena of scattering of light

b)

phenomena of dispersion of light

c)

phenomena of reflection of light

d)

phenomena of diffraction of light

15.

Look at the diagram given. This is the first prism. What happen if A SECOND inverted prism is placed behind the first prism?

a)

the various colours pass through it and form brighter spectrum

b)

the various colours pass through it and form a white light back

c)

the various colours pass through it and form an opposite spectrum colours

d)

nothing will happen

16.

Identify the mirror

a)

Plane mirror

b)

Convex mirror

c)

concave mirror

d)

None of the above

17.

Which of the following best relates R and f ?

a)

R=f/2

b)

R=2f

c)

R=4f

d)

R=f/4

18.

The distance from the pole to the focus of the spherical mirror is called--------

a)

Radius of curvature

b)

centre of curvature

c)

Focus

d)

Focal length

19.

The ray parallel to the principal axis, after reflection from a concave mirror will----------

a)

pass through C

b)

pass through P

c)

pass through F

d)

retrace its path

20.

The radius of curvature of a spherical mirror is 20 cm, What is its focal length?

a)

20 cm

b)

10 cm

c)

40 cm

d)

1/20 cm

21.

-------------mirror is used as rear view mirrors in vehicles.

a)

Convex

b)

Concave

c)

Plane

22.

Which mirrors are used in the reflectors of torches?

a)

convex mirrors

b)

concave mirrors

c)

plane mirrors

23.

____________mirrors are used by dentists to see the large images of teeth of patients.

a)

concave

b)

convex

c)

plane

24.
The velocity of light in vacuum is _______ m/s
a)
3x108
b)
3x1012
c)
3x106
d)
3x1010
25.
Swimming pools and the ocean look shallower than they really are due to:
a)
reflection 
b)
dispersion
c)
refraction
d)
total internal reflection