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Ch 14 Optics

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of image is formed when rays of light actually intersect?
a)
real
b)
virtual
c)
projected
d)
curved
2.
An image that you can see , but does not really exist is called which of the following?
a)
Real Image
b)
Fake Image
c)
Virtual Image
d)
Digital Image
3.
Which one is a convex lens?
a)
A
b)
B
4.

Which one is a concave lens?

a)
A
b)
B
5.
What type of image is formed in a plane mirror?
a)
Real
b)
Virtual
c)
Enlarged
d)
Small
6.

The process of light bouncing off a surface

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

diffusion

7.
Individuals that are farsighted need to have prescription lenses that are _________. 
a)
convex
b)
concave
c)
plane
d)
flat
8.
Individuals that are nearsighted need to have prescription lenses that are ___________. 
a)
convex
b)
concave
c)
plane 
d)
flat
9.
Concave lenses, like the ones found in the peepholes of a door, always produce images that are .....
a)
Virtual, upright, smaller
b)
Real, inverted, larger
c)
Real, inverted, smaller
d)
Virtual, upright, larger
10.
The point where the rays meet is known as....
a)
Fire
b)
the focal point
c)
refraction
d)
Plane of the lens
11.

Which figure represents the path light takes through a converging lens?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which lens represents the path light takes through a diverging lens?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.
How does light behave as it enters these mediums?
a)
continue its path as straight line.
b)
bends toward the normal
c)
bends away from the normal
d)
reflects
14.
Glass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.
a)
Equal
b)
Greater
c)
Less
d)
Impossible to say
15.

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.

16.

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.

17.
This shows the phenomenon known as....
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
mirrors
d)
focal point
18.

The angle of reflection is (a)   to the angle of incidence.

19.

The diagram below represents a light ray being reflected from a plane mirror. From the data provided in the diagram, what is the angle of reflection?

a)

10 degrees

b)

40 degrees

c)

50 degrees

d)

100 degrees

20.

When the angle of refraction is 90 °\degree  the angle of incidence is called the... 

a)

Angle of incidence

b)

Critical angle

c)

Angle of total internal reflection

d)

Angle of refraction

21.

For total internal reflection to occur, light must

a)

travel from a more dense to a less dense medium

b)

travel from a less dense to a more dense medium

22.

Fiber optic cables work because of the principle of _____.

a)

total internal refraction

b)

incomplete internal refraction

c)

total internal reflection

d)

partial internal reflection

23.

_____ cables transmit beams of light without allowing any of the light to escape until it gets to the end of the cable.

a)

Ethernet

b)

Fiber optic

c)

Armored

d)

Coaxial

24.

Which diagram correctly describes the critical angle c for air-water surface?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.
What is the most prominent use of Fiber Optics today?
a)
Phones
b)
Television Screens
c)
The Internet
d)
MRI imaging
26.

A real image is always

a)

erect

b)

upright

c)

inverted

27.

An image behind the mirror is...

a)

virtual

b)

real

c)

inverted

d)

upright

28.
Which terms describe the reflection seen in this image?
a)
virtual, upright
b)
virtual, inverted
c)
real, upright
d)
real, inverted
29.

Refraction occurs when a light wave crosses a boundary and changes

a)

speed and direction.

b)

intensity.

c)

frequency.

d)

amplitude.

30.

A mirror used as surveillance mirrors in groceries and parking spaces

a)

concave

b)

convex

31.

This image is showing a convex mirror because the image is (choose 2 answers)

a)

rays meeting behind the mirror

b)

image is real

c)

image is virtual

32.

A lens that is thicker in the middle than on the outside is called ___.

a)

diverging

b)

concave

c)

convex

d)

achromatic

33.

A lens that is thinner in the middle than on the outside is called ___.

a)

diverging

b)

concave

c)

convex

d)

achromatic

34.

What word means to bend light rays away from each other?

a)

Converging light

b)

Diverging light

c)

Virtual Light

d)

Real Light

35.

What word means to bend light rays toward each other?

a)

Converging light

b)

Diverging light

c)

Virtual Light

d)

Real Light

36.

The side view mirrors on your car help shrink the image on both sides of the car, allowing you to see a larger field of view. What type of mirror is this?

a)

a convex mirror

b)

a concave mirror

c)

a convex lens

d)

a concave lens

37.
The following is a picture of what type of mirror? 
a)
Convex (diverging) Mirror
b)
Concave (converging) Mirror
c)
Plane Mirror
d)
Flat Mirror
38.
The following is a picture of what type of mirror? 
a)
Convex (diverging) mirror
b)
Concave (converging) mirror
c)
Plane Mirror
d)
Flat Mirror