Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

EM Wave and Geometrical Optics Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the study of how light interacts with materials called?

a)

Chemistry

b)

Physics

c)

Biology

d)

Optics

2.

What kind of optics deals with the shape of a material and the angles at which light rays hit it?

a)

Wave optics

b)

Quantum optics

c)

Geometrical optics

d)

Physical optics

3.

Which of the following is NOT a primary color of light?

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Blue

4.

What is the near point of a normal eye?

a)

10 cm

b)

25 cm

c)

50 cm

d)

100 cm

5.

What type of mirror is also known as a shaving mirror?

a)

Spherical mirror

b)

Convex mirror

c)

Concave mirror

d)

Plane mirror

6.

Which instrument is used to test for malaria from a blood sample?

a)

Telescope

b)

Microscope

c)

Spectrometer

d)

Periscope

7.

What is the primary purpose of a convex lens?

a)

To reflect light

b)

To diverge light

c)

To absorb light

d)

To converge light

8.

Which of the following is a subtractive primary color?

a)

Cyan

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Red

9.

What is the focal length of a mirror?

a)

The distance from the mirror to the object

b)

The distance from the mirror to the image

c)

The distance from the mirror to the focal point

d)

The distance from the mirror to the screen

10.

What is the additive primary color combination that forms white light?

a)

Red, Green, and Blue

b)

Red and Green

c)

Red and Blue

d)

Green and Blue

11.

What kind of image is formed by a plane mirror?

a)

Virtual and upright

b)

Real and inverted

c)

Real and upright

d)

Virtual and inverted

12.

Which of the following is NOT a type of mirror?

a)

Convex mirror

b)

Concave mirror

c)

Cylindrical mirror

d)

Plane mirror

13.

What is the main function of the human eye's lens?

a)

To focus light on the retina

b)

To control the amount of light entering the eye

c)

To protect the eye

d)

To detect color

14.

Which optical instrument uses multiple lenses and mirrors to capture images of distant galaxies?

a)

Spectrometer

b)

Periscope

c)

Telescope

d)

Microscope

15.

Which part of the eye controls how much light enters it?

a)

Retina

b)

Lens

c)

Cornea

d)

Pupil