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Physics-13 Lens and Electromagnetic waves

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The point where the rays meet is known as....
a)
Fire
b)
the focal point
c)
refraction
d)
Plane of the lens
2.
Which describes a convex lens?
a)
triangular in shape
b)
more transparent in the middle
c)
thicker on the edges than in the middle
d)
thicker in the middle than on the edges
3.
Is a concave lens thicker or thinner in the middle? 
a)
Thicker 
b)
Thinner 
4.

When light waves move from passing through air to passing through a glass lens what happens to them?

a)

They slow down and change direction

b)

They speed up and change direction

c)

They maintain the same speed and change direction

d)

They maintain their same speed and direction

5.

Which part of the eye is this?

a)

Retina

b)

Iris

c)

Vitreous Humor

d)

Cornea

6.

When an object is placed between the focal point and the optical centre of the convex lens, the image produced is ___.

a)

real, diminished, and inverted

b)

real, enlarged, and inverted

c)

virtual, enlarged, and erect

d)

virtual, diminished and erect

7.

Bends light rays away and spreads them out. Make objects appear smaller.

a)

Convex Lenses

b)

Concave Lenses

c)

Convex Mirrors

d)

Concave Mirrors

8.

A person with CONCAVE GLASSES(lenses) are:

(Concave lenses spread the light before it enters the eyes so that the image is focused on the retina)

a)

Short-Sighted

b)

Long-Sighted

9.

A person with CONVEX GLASSES(lenses) are:

(Convex lenses concentrates the light before it enters the eyes so that the image is focused on the retina)

a)

Short-Sighted

b)

Long-Sighted

10.

Infrared was discovered by whom and what year?

a)

William Herschel – 1800

b)

William Herschel – 1840

c)

William Thomson – 1860

d)

William Crookes – 1810

11.

What is the energy beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum?

a)

Infrared

b)

X-rays

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Ultraviolet

12.

Used for medical imaging to diagnose health issues in bones and teeth

a)

visible light

b)

ultraviolet rays

c)

x-rays

d)

gamma rays

13.

Reorder the following according to the spectrum

a)

yellow

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

indigo

e)

violet

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
14.

Scientists observed a celestial object emitting a wavelength of 3 x 103m. What type of telescope did the scientists have to use to view this?

a)

Radio wave

b)

Infrared ray

c)

X-ray

d)

Gamma Ray

15.

How do humans detect infrared light?

a)

as heat

b)

with a prism

c)

with special glasses

d)

through a telescope

16.

Which type of electromagnetic waves have the greatest energy and is used to treat cancer by destroying cancer cells?

a)

gamma rays

b)

microwaves

c)

radio waves

d)

visible light

17.

Visible light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum humans can detect. It can be broken into different colors. Looking at the chart, which color has the greatest energy?

a)

violet

b)

red

c)

green

d)

yellow

18.

Reorder the following types of radiation in order of increasing energy

a)

radio waves

b)

infrared

c)

visible light

d)

x rays

e)

gamma rays

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
19.

What is frequency?

a)

the length between two identical points on adjacent waves

b)

the speed of gravitational acceleration between two waves

c)

how much work a photon particle can exert

d)

how many wavelengths pass a point in a second