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Lenses

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 5hrs 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of image is formed?

a)

virtual and inverted

b)

virtual and upright

c)

real and upright

d)

real and inverted

2.

How does a concave lens differ from a convex lens?

a)

A convex lens is another way to describe a plane mirror; a concave lens is curved

b)

A concave lens is curved inward on both sides; a convex lens is on only one side

c)

A convex lens has a thick center and thin edges, a concave lens has a thin center and thicker edges

d)

A convex lens has a thin center and thick edges. a concave lens has a thick center and thinner edges

3.

A concave lens has an inward curved shape. It refracts light outward from the lens. They light rays spread apart as they exit the lens. Which represents a concave lens?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

A and B

d)

neither A or B

4.

A ____ lens is sometimes called a converging lens because it_____.

a)

convex; makes parallel light rays curve outward or diverge

b)

concave; makes parallel light rays travel at a faster speed than before they encountered the lens

c)

convex, makes parallel light rays passing through it bend inward and meet (converge) at a spot just beyond the lens known as the focal point.

d)

concave; makes parallel light rays passing through it bend inward and meet (converge) at a spot just beyond the lend known as the focal point.

5.
The point where the rays meet is known as....
a)
Fire
b)
the focal point
c)
refraction
d)
Plane of the lens
6.

When light waves move from passing through air to passing through a glass lens when 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

7.
When an object is placed between the focal point and the convex lens, the image produced is ___.
a)
real, reduced, and inverted
b)
real, enlarged, and inverted
c)
virtual, enlarged, and upright
d)
virtual, reduced, and upright
8.

A thin converging lens is used to produce, on a screen, a focused image of a candle:


The screen and the lens are moved back and forth and various focused images are produced on the screen.

Which statement is always true?

a)

The image is at the principal focus (focal point) of the lens.

b)

The image is bigger than the object.

c)

The image is closer to the lens than the object is.

d)

The image is inverted.

9.

A parallel beam of light falls on a converging lens. Which diagram shows what happens to the beam of light?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

In the diagram, the distance OP is the focal length of the lens. Through which point will the ray shown pass, after refraction by the lens?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

An object is placed in front of a converging lens. The lens has a focal length f. The lens produces a real, enlarged image of the object. In which labelled position is the object placed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

A student draws a diagram representing three rays of light from point P passing through a converging lens. Each point labelled F is a principal focus of the lens:

Which of the rays has the student drawn correctly?

a)

Ray X and ray Y

b)

ray X and ray Z

c)

ray Y only

d)

ray Z only

13.

The diagram shows a converging lens forming an image of an object:


Which statement about the image is correct?

a)

It is real and can be seen by an eye at X.

b)

It is real and can be seen by an eye at Y.

c)

It is virtual and can be seen by an eye at X.

d)

It is virtual and can be seen by an eye at Y.

14.

A student starts to draw a ray diagram for an object at O, near a thin convex lens, but is not sure

whether the image is formed at X or at F:


The correctly drawn image is

a)

real and formed at F

b)

real and formed at X

c)

virtual and formed at F

d)

virtual and formed at X

15.
A diverging lens is also known as a ____lens.
a)
refracted
b)
diffracted
c)
convex
d)
concave
16.

Which letter represents the angle of incidence?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

What is the angle of reflection?

a)

650

b)

500

c)

250

d)

400

18.

What type of image is formed?

a)

virtual and inverted

b)

virtual and upright

c)

real and upright

d)

real and inverted

19.
What type of lens is your eye?
a)
convex
b)
concave
c)
it is not a lens
20.

How does a concave lens differ from a convex lens?

a)

A convex lens is another way to describe a plane mirror; a concave lens is curved

b)

A concave lens is curved inward on both sides; a convex lens is on only one side

c)

A convex lens has a thick center and thin edges, a concave lens has a thin center and thicker edges

d)

A convex lens has a thin center and thick edges. a concave lens has a thick center and thinner edges

21.

A concave lens has an inward curved shape. It refracts light outward from the lens. They light rays spread apart as they exit the lens. Which represents a concave lens?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

A and B

d)

neither A or B

22.

What do a prism, a magnifying glass, a microscope, and eyeglasses ALL have in common.

a)

They are opaque

b)

They refract light

c)

They reflect light

d)

That are translucent

23.

A ____ lens is sometimes called a converging lens because it_____.

a)

convex; makes parallel light rays curve outward or diverge

b)

concave; makes parallel light rays travel at a faster speed than before they encountered the lens

c)

convex, makes parallel light rays passing through it bend inward and meet (converge) at a spot just beyond the lens known as the focal point.

d)

concave; makes parallel light rays passing through it bend inward and meet (converge) at a spot just beyond the lend known as the focal point.

24.
In the thin lens equation, do represents 
a)
Distance of the object from the lens
b)
Distance of the image from the lens
25.

An object is located 35.0 cm from a convex lens. The lens forms a real image at a distance of 15.0 cm. What is the focal length?

a)

0.0953 cm

b)

10.5 cm

c)

26.2 cm

d)

0.0678 cm

26.
A normal human eye has a focal length of about 0.023 m. If you look at the tip of a pencil, 0.553 m from your eye, how far is the image from the lens of your eye? 
a)
0.024 m
b)
0.033 m
c)
0.045
d)
0.055
27.
The focal length of the lens in your eye is about 0.015 m. If the object is 1 m from your eye, where is the image produced? 
a)
0.0315 m
b)
0.0243 m
c)
0.0152 m
d)
0.0601 m
28.
A converging lens produces an image twice the size of the original. If the object is placed 0.40 m from the lens, and the image produced is 0.80 m from the lens. What is the focal length of the lens? 
a)
0.351 m
b)
0.267 m
c)
0.416 m
d)
0.112 m
29.
If the distance of the image from the lens (di) is positive. The image is considered....
a)
Real 
b)
Virtual
30.
A diverging lens is also known as a ____lens.
a)
refracted
b)
diffracted
c)
convex
d)
concave
31.
___ is when light travels through a material and bends.
a)
Diffraction
b)
Dispersion
c)
Mirage
d)
Refraction
32.
The point where the rays meet is known as....
a)
Fire
b)
the focal point
c)
refraction
d)
Plane of the lens
33.

An object 8.5 cm high is placed 28 cm from a converging lens. The focal length of the lens is 12 cm. Determine the height of the image.

*Hint: find di first

a)

6.38 cm

b)

8.5 cm

c)

12cm

d)

21 cm

34.
Is a convex lens thicker or thinner in the middle?
a)
Thicker 
b)
Thinner 
35.
Is a concave lens thicker or thinner in the middle? 
a)
Thicker 
b)
Thinner 
36.
To calculate image size we use.....
a)
actual size x magnification
b)
magnification ÷ actual size
c)
actual size ÷ magnification
37.

What type of lens do you have in your eye?

a)

Concave

b)

Prismatic

c)

Objective

d)

Convex

38.
A converging lens is also known as a ____ lens.
a)
convex
b)
concave
c)
double
d)
refracted
39.
What does the word "converging" mean?
a)
to separate
b)
to come together
c)
parallel 
d)
perpendicular
40.
What does the word "diverging" mean?
a)
to spread apart
b)
to come together
c)
parallel
d)
perpendicular
41.

A concave lens has an inward curved shape. It refracts light outward from the lens. They light rays spread apart as they exit the lens. Which represents a concave lens?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

A and B

d)

neither A or B

42.

How does a concave lens differ from a convex lens?

a)

A convex lens is another way to describe a plane mirror; a concave lens is curved

b)

A concave lens is curved inward on both sides; a convex lens is on only one side

c)

A convex lens has a thick center and thin edges, a concave lens has a thin center and thicker edges

d)

A convex lens has a thin center and thick edges. a concave lens has a thick center and thinner edges

43.
How does light travel
a)
It curves around corners
b)
Really slow
c)
In a straight line
d)
In circles
44.

When light waves move from passing through air to passing through a glass lens when 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

45.
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
46.
The point where the rays meet is known as....
a)
Fire
b)
the focal point
c)
refraction
d)
Plane of the lens
47.
___ is when light travels through a material and bends.
a)
Diffraction
b)
Dispersion
c)
Mirage
d)
Refraction
48.

Which is the focal point?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

49.

The focal length is...

a)

the distance from the light source to the image.

b)

the distance from the object to the centre of the lens.

c)

the distance from the image to the centre of the lens.

d)

the distance from the focal point to the centre of the lens.

50.

Which of the following is true?

a)

The image distance obtained from a far away object is the focal length of the convex lens.

b)

The images obtained from a convex lens always lie on the focal point.

c)

The images obtained by a convex lens are always real.

d)

The images obtained by a convex lens are always inverted.

51.

What are the characteristics of the image produced?

a)

virtual

b)

enlarged

c)

inverted

d)

upright

e)

real

52.

What are the characteristics of the image produced?

a)

real, inverted and diminished

b)

real, inverted and enlarged

c)

virtual, upright and enlarged

d)

no image formed

53.

What are the characteristics of the image produced?

(a)  

54.

Where is the position of the converging lens?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

55.

A camera uses a converging lens to produce an image on the film. If the focal length of the lens is 10 cm, where should an object be placed from the camera for photo taking?

a)

10 cm

b)

15 cm

c)

20 cm

d)

100 cm

56.

A photocopy machine uses a converging lens to focus images for printing on papers. If the focal length of the lens is 6 cm, what is the distance from the original copy to the lens during photocopying?

a)

2 cm

b)

6 cm

c)

10 cm

d)

12 cm

57.

A converging lens is used to magnify a virtual image to four times its original size. Given that the focal length of the converging lens is 20 cm, what is the object distance?

a)

5 cm

b)

10 cm

c)

15 cm

d)

25 cm

58.

A student determine the focal length of a device ‘X’ by focusing the image of a distant object on a screen placed 20 cm from the device on the same side as the object. The device ‘X’ is

a)

concave lens of focal length 10 cm

b)

convex lens of focal length 20 cm

c)

concave mirror of focal length 10 cm

d)

concave mirror of focal length 20 cm

59.

In which of the following, the image of an object placed at infinity will be highly diminished and point sized?

a)

Concave mirror only

b)

Convex mirror only

c)

Convex lens only

d)

Concave mirror, convex mirror, concave lens and convex lens

60.

Which of the following ray diagrams is correct for the ray of light incident on a lens shown in Fig. 10.7?

a)

Figure A

b)

Figure B

c)

Figure C

d)

Figure D

61.

If the magnification of a lens has negative value, the image is:

A) virtual B) real C) inverted D) erect


a)

Both A & C

b)

Both B & D

c)

Both A & D

d)

Both B & C

62.

Express the power of a concave lens of focal length 20cm with its sign.


a)

5 D

b)

-0.5 D

c)

-5 D

d)

0.5 D

63.

If an object of size 5 cm is placed 20 cm from a lens and its image of same size is formed 20 cm from lens on other side, lens is :


a)

Convex

b)

Concave

c)

Prism

d)

Glass Slab

64.

A lens of power 6 D is put in contact with a lens of power -4 D. The combination will behave like a:

a)
  1. Divergent lens of focal length 25 cm

b)
  1. Convergent lens of focal length 50 cm

c)
  1. Divergent lens of focal length 20 cm


d)
  1. Convergent lens of focal length 100 cm


65.

If image formed by a lens is always diminished and between F and O then the lens is:

a)
  1. Concave

b)

Convex

c)

Both A and B

d)
  1. None of these

66.

A spherical mirror and a thin spherical lens have each a focal length -15 cm. The mirror and the lens are likely to be

a)

the mirror is concave and the lens is convex

b)

both concave

c)

the mirror is convex but the lens is concave

d)

both convex.

67.

An object is placed 25 cm away from a convex lens of focal length 20 cm. Where will the image be formed?

a)

Same side as the object

b)

Between 20 cm and 40 cm on the other side of the lens

c)

At a distance more than 40 cm on the other side of the lens

d)

At 40 cm on the other side of the lens

68.

Is a convex lens thicker or thinner in the middle?

a)

Thicker

b)

Thinner

69.

A diverging lens is also known as a ____lens.

a)

refracted

b)

diffracted

c)

convex

d)

concave

70.

What does the word "diverging" mean?

a)

to spread apart

b)

to come together

c)

parallel

d)

perpendicular

71.

A converging lens is also known as a ____ lens.

a)

convex

b)

concave

c)

double

d)

refracted

72.

What does the word "converging" mean?

a)

to separate

b)

to come together

c)

parallel

d)

perpendicular

73.

This image is.....

a)

inverted and smaller

b)

inverted and larger

c)

not inverted and smaller

d)

not inverted and larger

74.

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

a)

real, reduced, and inverted

b)

real, enlarged, and inverted

c)

virtual, enlarged, and upright

d)

virtual, reduced, and upright

75.

An object is placed 20 cm from a convex lens of focal length 15 cm. What is the image distance and the nature of the image?

a)

60 cm, real image

b)

30 cm, real image

c)

Image not formed

d)

15 cm, virtual image

76.

An object is located 35.0 cm from a converging lens. The lens forms a real image at a distance of 15.0 cm. What is the focal length?

a)

0.0953 cm

b)

10.5 cm

c)

26.2 cm

d)

0.0678 cm

77.
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
78.
Is a convex lens thicker or thinner in the middle?
a)
Thicker 
b)
Thinner 
79.
What does the word "converging" mean?
a)
to separate
b)
to come together
c)
parallel 
d)
perpendicular
80.
The point where the rays meet is known as....
a)
Fire
b)
the focal point
c)
refraction
d)
Plane of the lens
81.
What does the word "diverging" mean?
a)
to spread apart
b)
to come together
c)
parallel
d)
perpendicular
82.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
83.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
84.
This image is...
a)
Inverted and smaller
b)
inverted and bigger
c)
not inverted and smaller
d)
not inverted and bigger
85.

If an object is placed at a point 2F infront of a converging lens, Which of the following will describe the image correctly ?

a)

Real

b)

Inverted

c)

Same Size

d)

Beyond 2F

86.

The diagram represents a converging lens forming an image of an object. Which of the following lines show the focal length of the lens?

a)

PQ

b)

PR

c)

QR

d)

QS

87.
This image is...
a)
Inverted and smaller
b)
Inverted and larger
c)
not inverted and smaller
d)
not inverted and larger
88.
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
89.

Which ray diagram shows a real image?

a)
b)
c)
d)

None of the above

90.
What type of image is formed when rays of light actually intersect?
a)
real
b)
virtual
c)
projected
d)
curved
91.
When an object is placed on the focal point in front of a convex lens, the image produced is ___.
a)
real, reduced, and inverted
b)
real, enlarged, and inverted
c)
real, true, and inverted
d)
There is no image
92.

A tree 20 m high is located 40 m from the converging lens of focal length 0.08 m.Calculate the distance from the lens to the image.

a)

0.08 m

b)

0.01 m

c)

0.10 m

d)

0.20 m

93.

An object is located 35.0 cm from a converging lens. The lens forms a real image at a distance of 15.0 cm. What is the focal length?

a)

0.0953 cm

b)

10.5 cm

c)

26.2 cm

d)

0.0678 cm

94.

An object is located 35.0 cm from a diverging lens. The lens forms an image at a distance of 15.0 cm. What is the focal length?

a)

26.25 cm

b)

10.5 cm

c)

-26.25 cm

d)

-10.5 cm

95.

A person standing in front of a lens creates an image that is both smaller than the original and closer to the lens. Classify the image formed in this scenario.

a)

real, inverted

b)

real, upright

c)

virtual, inverted

d)

virtual, upright

96.

The focal length of this lens is _______.

a)

negative because it can form real images

b)

positive because it can form real images

c)

negative because it can form virtual images

d)

could be positive or negative depending on the image formed

97.

The above image is an example of a ____________. They happen because cool and hot air have a different ___________________________.

a)

Mirage; angle of incidence

b)

Optical fibre; refractive index

c)

Lateral inversion; angle of reflection

d)

Mirage; refractive index

98.

When will total internal reflection occur?

a)

When light travels from a less dense to a more dense medium

b)

When the angle of incidence is smaller than the critical angle

c)

When the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle

d)

When the light cannot pass through a medium

99.
How is a rainbow created?
a)
All colors are reflected off of an object.
b)
White light is refracted through a prism.
c)
White light is reflected off of a mirror.
d)
All colors are absorbed by a prism.
100.
This image is...
a)
Inverted and smaller
b)
Inverted and larger
c)
not inverted and smaller
d)
not inverted and larger