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Geometrical Optics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The law of reflection states that the reflected angle

a)

is equal to the incident angle

b)

is always less than the incident angle

c)

is always greater than the incident angle

d)

is greater than or equal to the incident angle

2.

When a ray of light enters a glass slab from air

a)

its wavelength increases

b)

its wavelength

decreases

c)

its frequency increases

d)

neither its wavelength nor frequency changes

3.

A ray of light strikes a thick sheet of glass (n = 1.5) at an angle of 30 degrees with the normal. Find the angle of the refracted ray within the glass with respect to the normal.

a)

19.46 degree

b)

20 degree

c)

19.47 degree

d)

0.33 degree

4.

Water has a refractive index of 1.333. What is the speed of light passing through it? ( Given c= 3x 10 ^8 ms-1)

a)

2.25 x 10^7 ms-1

b)

2.26 x 10^6 ms-1

c)

2.25 x 10^8 ms-1

d)

4.44 x 10 ^8 ms-1

5.

A monochromatic light source emits a wavelength of 500 nm in air. When passing through a liquid, the wavelength reduces to 438 nm. What is the refractive index of a liquid ?

a)

1.44

b)

1.13

c)

1.33

d)

1.14

6.

A monochromatic light in air has a wavelength of 589 nm. It passes trough glass (n = 1.52 ) and then through carbon disulfide (n = 1.63 ). What is its wavelength in carbon disulfide?

a)

261.40 nm

b)

261.35 nm


c)

361.35 nm

d)

362 nm

7.

Total internal reflection is a phenomenon that occurs when a light ray travels from a denser medium to a less dense medium and the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle. Which one is Total Internal Reflection?

a)

Mirages

b)

Formation of Rainbow

c)

Glasses

d)

Color of peacock’s feathers

8.

Given that the refractive index of air is 1.0003 and the refractive index of diamonds is 2.419, what is the critical angle for internal reflection inside a diamond that is in the air?(sinθ_c= n_2/n_1 )

a)

24.34

b)

23.43

c)

24.43

d)

23.33

9.

Dispersion of Light is when white light is passed through a glass prism it splits into its spectrum of colors. Which one is Light of Dispersion?

a)

Mirages

b)

Mirror

c)

Glasses

d)

Rainbow

10.

A fiber optic cable (n=1.50) submerged in water (n=1.33). What is the critical angle for light to remain inside the cable?  (sinθ_c= n_2/n_1 )

a)

63.48

b)

62.46

c)

63.46

d)

64.26

11.

The refractive index for violet light in silica flint glass is 1.66 ant that for red is 1.62. what is the angular dispersion of visible light passing through an equilateral prism of an apex angle of 60° if the angle of incidence is 50°?


a)

6.36

b)

5.32

c)

6.42

d)

4.62

12.

A virtual image is formed 25 cm from a concave mirror, having a radius of curvature of 36 cm. Find the position of the object.

a)

6 cm in front of mirror

b)

6 cm behind mirror

c)

12 cm behind mirror

d)

12 cm in front of mirror

13.

What are the properties of image formed by a concave mirror when the object distance is u < f

a)

virtual

b)

upright

c)

real

d)

magnified

14.

A convex spherical mirror with a focal length of 17 cm will form an image of 12 cm from the mirror. Where should the object be placed?

a)

4.08 cm in front of mirror

b)

7.03 cm behind mirror

c)

7.03 cm in front of mirror

d)

4.08 behind mirror

15.

An object 4.00 cm high is placed 15.00 cm in front of the mirror. What type of mirror and what radius of curvature are required to create an upright image 6.00 cm high?

a)

20 cm, concave mirror

b)

40 cm, concave mirror

c)

20 cm, convex mirror

d)

40 cm, convex mirror

16.

A converging lens with two curved surfaces has a front surface with a radius of curvature = 10 cm and a back surface with a radius of curvature = 20 cm. It is made of material with a refractive index of 2.50. What is the focal length of the lens?

a)

5.45

b)

4.44

c)

3.34

d)

4.64

17.

What are the properties of image formed by converging lenses when the distance of the object is u > f ?

a)

No image

b)

Virtual, upright, diminished

c)

Real, inverted, diminished

d)

Virtual, upright, magnified

18.

A thin lens has a focal length of 25.0 cm. Find the image when the object is placed in front of the lens. Describe the image

a)

650 cm(real, inverted, magnified)

b)

750 cm(virtual, inverted, magnified)

c)

650 cm(real, upright, magnified)

d)

750 cm(real, inverted, diminished)

19.

A planoconvex lens (n= 1.50 ) is flat on one side.What must be the radius of curvature of the curved side to produce a converging lens with a focal length of 20 cm

a)

11 cm

b)

12 cm

c)

15 cm

d)

10 cm

20.

Certain LCD projector contains a single thin lens. A 24.0 mm high object need to be projected so that its image fills a 1.80 m high screen. The distant of the object to the screen is 3.00 m. What is the focal length of the projection lens in cm?

(a)