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Optics Physics

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Convex Mirrors produce...
a)
only virtual images
b)
virtual or real images
c)
only real images
d)
inverted images
2.

a real image...

a)

is produced by virtual rays and can be projected on a screen

b)

is produced by real rays and cannot be projected on a screen

c)

is produced by virtual rays and cannot be projected on a screen

d)

is produced by real rays and can be projected on a screen

3.
An incident ray that is parallel to the principal axis...
a)
will reflect parallel to the principal axis
b)
will refract through the focal point
c)
will reflect through the center of curvature
d)
will continue along the same path through the lens
4.
Mirrors that bulge out are called:
a)
Concave mirrors
b)
Convex mirrors
5.

Which picture represents what happens when light travels through a CONVERGING lens?

a)

A- left picture

b)

B - Right picture

6.
True or False:
We see colors because those colors are reflected back to our eyes. 
a)
True
b)
False
7.

An object is located 30 cm from a concave mirror. The mirror forms a real image at a distance of 20 cm. What is the focal length of this mirror?

a)

13.5 cm

b)

0.0833 cm

c)

12.0 cm

d)

8.7 cm

8.
Speed of light in a vacuum is
a)
represented by the symbol "c"
b)
3.00 X108 m/s 
c)
both answers are correct
9.

this is an example of

a)

refraction

b)

diffraction

c)

infraction

d)

reflection

10.

what type of mirror is this

a)

concave

b)

convex

c)

translucent

d)

plane

11.
Which ways does light bend going from air to water?
a)
away from the normal
b)
towards the normal
c)
does not ben
12.
The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection
a)
bigger than
b)
the same as
c)
smaller than
13.

Images seen in a plane mirror are always

a)

Upright and Virtual

b)

Upright and Real

c)

Inverted and Virtual

d)

Farther and Virtual

14.
A magnifying glass is an example of what type of lens?
a)
convex
b)
concave
c)
mirror
d)
Cylinder
15.
A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-
a)
always travels in a straight line
b)
bends when it passes through water
c)
makes the water in the glass evaporate
d)
reflects the pencil on the water's surface
16.
You have cool glow-in-the-dark stickers of Mickey Mouse. This is an example of 
a)
fluorescence
b)
chemiluminescence
c)
phosphorescence 
d)
incandescence
17.
If frequency increases, wavelength ____
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
18.

Light produced by an object due to being a very high temperature is called

a)

fluorescent

b)

electric discharge

c)

incandescent

d)

triboluminescence

19.

the larger the index of refraction the ...

a)

larger the critical angle

b)

smaller the critical angle

c)

no change to the critical angle

d)

what?!

20.
A real image is formed in plane mirror.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Which type of mirror magnifies a close up image, like a make-up mirror.
a)
Concave
b)
Convex
c)
Specular
d)
Plane
22.

An object is held 9cm from a convex mirror and produces an image 6cm tall that is 4cm away from the mirror. What is the height of the object?

a)

-13.5 cm

b)

13 cm

c)

2.7 cm

d)

-2.7 cm

23.
What does the word "converging" mean?
a)
to separate
b)
to come together
c)
parallel 
d)
perpendicular
24.
A converging lens is also known as a ____ lens.
a)
convex
b)
concave
c)
double
d)
refracted
25.
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
26.
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
27.
The dfor a real image will be a _________________ value
a)
positive
b)
negative
28.
The dwill be a _________________ value.
a)
positive
b)
negative
29.
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
30.

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

31.

What type of image is formed?

a)

virtual and inverted

b)

virtual and upright

c)

real and upright

d)

real and inverted

32.
___ is when light travels through a material and bends.
a)
Diffraction
b)
Dispersion
c)
Mirage
d)
Refraction
33.

In the given figure, which of the following holds TRUE?

a)

The angle of incidence is 10°.

b)

The angle of incidence is 80°.

c)

The angle of reflection is 10°.

d)

The angle of reflection is 90°.

34.

Which of the following is TRUE about spherical mirrors?

a)

They don't obey the Law of Reflection.

b)

They have a flat, planar surface.

c)

Their surface either bulges outward or inward.

d)

They always give images that are of the same size as the object.

35.

In a ray diagram, which term refers to the distance from the vertex to the center of curvature?

a)

focal point

b)

focal length

c)

radius of curvature

d)

diameter

36.

In the ray diagram shown, which set of descriptions of the image formed is completely accurate?

a)

The image is minimized, inverted, and real.

b)

The image is magnified, inverted, and real.

c)

The image is minimized, inverted, and virtual.

d)

The image is magnified, inverted, and virtual.

37.

In the ray diagram shown, which set of descriptions of the image formed is completely accurate?

a)

The image is minimized, upright, and real.

b)

The image is magnified, inverted, and real.

c)

The image is minimized, upright, and virtual.

d)

The image is magnified, inverted, and virtual.

38.

In ray diagram for concave mirrors, if an incident ray passes through the focal point, how does the reflected ray look like?

a)

It reflects back on itself.

b)

The reflected ray bounces vertically upward.

c)

The reflected ray will be parallel to the principal axis.

d)

The reflected ray gets projected vertically downward.

39.

Which of the following correctly describes the image characteristics formed in plane mirrors?

a)

virtual, upright, diminished

b)

virtual, upright, same size

c)

real, inverted, diminished

d)

real, upright, same size

40.

In ray diagrams for spherical mirrors, which term refers to the distance between the mirror and the focal point?

a)

focal length

b)

principal axis

c)

radius of curvature

d)

vertex

41.

The magnification of a concave mirror CANNOT be

a)

greater than 1

b)

less than -1

c)

between 0 and 1

d)

between -1 and 0

42.

The magnification of a convex mirror is

a)

m > 1

b)

m = 0

c)

0 < m < 1

d)

m < 0

43.

What is the index of refraction of a refractive liquid if the angle of incidence in the air is 60 degrees and the angle of refraction is 30 degrees?

a)

1.33

b)

1.41

c)

1.73

d)

2.23

44.

which type of lens

a)

concave

b)

convex

c)

opaque

d)

plano

45.
What is this called?
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
reconstroction
d)
retraction
46.

Which colour bends the maximum in the prism?

a)

Violet

b)

Indigo

c)

Red

d)

Green

47.
Swimming pools and the ocean look shallower than they really are due to:
a)
reflection 
b)
dispersion
c)
refraction
d)
total internal reflection
48.

What happens to light during total internal reflection?

a)

The angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle.

b)

The angle of reflection is the same as the critical angle.

c)

The angle of refraction is less than the critical angle.

d)

The angle of incidence is zero.

49.

When angle of incident (i) equals to critical angle (c) if light is traveled from a denser medium to a less dense medium,

a)

total internal reflection occurs.

b)

angle of refraction is equal to 90 degree.

c)

light is refracted out

d)

light travel in straight line

50.

Chose the TWO conditions are NOT correct for total internal reflection to take place

a)

The incident angle should be less than the critical angle

b)

The incident angle should be greater than the critical angle

c)

Light should travel from a denser to a lighter medium

d)

Light should travel from a lighter to a denser medium

51.

What is total internal reflection

a)

Where a wave is refracted at the boundary between a dense medium and a less dense medium when the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle.

b)

Where a wave is refracted at the boundary between a dense medium and a less dense medium when the angle of incidence is smaller than the critical angle.

c)

Where a wave is reflected at the boundary between a dense medium and a less dense medium when the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle.

d)

Where a wave is reflected at the boundary between a dense medium and a less dense medium when the angle of incidence is smaller than the critical angle.

52.

What is total internal reflection

a)

Where a wave is refracted at the boundary between a dense medium and a less dense medium when the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle.

b)

Where a wave is refracted at the boundary between a dense medium and a less dense medium when the angle of incidence is smaller than the critical angle.

c)

Where a wave is reflected at the boundary between a dense medium and a less dense medium when the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle.

d)

Where a wave is reflected at the boundary between a dense medium and a less dense medium when the angle of incidence is smaller than the critical angle.

53.
Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
gamma rays
54.
For waves in any medium, as the wavelength decreases, what happens to the frequency?
a)
It also decrease
b)
It stays the same
c)
It increases
55.
Which of the following has wavelengths longer than microwaves?
a)
Infrared waves
b)
Radio waves
c)
Visible light
56.
The electromagnetic spectrum includes the complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of:
a)
increasing amplitutde
b)
increasing wavelength
c)
increasing frequency
57.
Which of the following has frequencies higher than ultraviolet rays?
a)
visible light
b)
infrared rays
c)
x-rays
58.
Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of increasing wavelength?
a)
X-rays, visible light, radio waves
b)
gamma rays, microwaves, UV rays
c)
infrared rays, radio waves, x-rays
59.
Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of decreasing frequency?
a)
X-rays, microwaves, infrared rays
b)
UV rays, visible light, x-rays
c)
infrared rays, microwaves, radio waves
60.

Which of the following has the lowest energy?

a)

The color yellow

b)

The color blue

c)

The color indigo

d)

The color orange

61.

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Infrared

b)

The color Indigo

c)

Infrared

d)

TV

62.
The height of the wave from the rest position is known as the _____________.
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
63.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a)
All of it
b)
None of it
c)
Most of it
d)
Only a small part
64.
The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:
a)
frequency
b)
amplitud
c)
wavelength
d)
hertz
65.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
66.
As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...
a)
increases.
b)
decreases.
c)
stays the same.
67.
The relationship between wavelength and frequency is λ=c/f.  Calculate the wavelength of light that has a frequency of 5.2 x 1012 1/s. The speed of of light is 3.0x 108 m/s.
a)
5.8 x 10 -5 m
b)
5.8 x 10 -7 m
c)
5.19 x 10 14 m
d)
1.56 x 10 23 m
68.
Solve this problems using the equation: 
C = λν
If an AM radio station broadcasts at
9.95 x 105 Hz, what is the wavelength of this radiation?
a)
6.59 x 10-28 m
b)
1.01 x 10-6 m
c)
3.32 x 10-3 m
d)
302 m
69.
What are the units of frequency?
a)
m/s
b)
s
c)
Hz
d)
m
70.

The sun is an example of what kind of light?

a)

Incandescent

b)

Luminescence

71.

Which of these are examples of Non-Luminous sources of light?

a)

Lightbulbs

b)

Neon signs

c)

Lamp Shades

d)

ALL of them

72.

How does one singular wavelength of light travel/move?

a)

In ONE direction, VERY fast

b)

In ALL directions, VERY fast

73.
_______ is when light hits and object and it BOUNCES off.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
74.

The fact that a hot stove coil glows red can be explained by what process?

a)

Phosphorescence

b)

Fluorescence

c)

Spectroscopy

d)

Incandescence

75.

"Glow in the dark" toys are an example of

a)

Incandescence

b)

Flourescence

c)

Phosphorescence

d)

Holography