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WorksheetsTest on Light and Optics
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 9mins
c = 3×108 m/s
The speed of light
The Boltzman constant
The universal gravitational constant
Coulomb's constant
The units of frequency are...
meters
meters per second
seconds
hertz
The units of wavelength are...
meters
meters per second
seconds
hertz
The symbol for wavelength is...
beta (β)
lambda (λ)
theta (θ)
phi (φ)
Which formula should you use when trying to find the wavelength of light with a frequency of 600 THz?
n1sinθi = n2sinθr
c = λf
θi = θr
1/do + 1/di = 1/f
Identify the electromagnetic waves.
gamma rays
sound waves
infrared light
ocean waves
radio waves
Which light waves have the longest wavelength?
red light
ultraviolet light
radio waves
gamma rays
Which light waves have the highest frequency?
gamma rays
radio waves
ultraviolet light
red light
According to Snell's law, light ____ as it passes from air to glass.
refracts
reflects
Snow reflects most of the light that is incident upon it, but you can't see an image of your face reflected in the snow. This is an example of ______ reflection.
specular
diffuse
What secondary color results from mixing cyan and yellow paint?
green
blue
red
Select the primary colors of light.
red
yellow
green
blue
magenta
Select the primary pigments.
cyan
blue
magenta
yellow
green
Mirrors _____ light.
reflect
refract
The symbol used to represent an angle is...
beta (β)
lambda (λ)
theta (θ)
phi (φ)
Concave mirrors can produce real or virtual images, depending on where you place an object.
true
false
Index of refraction is a unitless quantity.
true
false
The base SI unit of luminous intensity is called the...
lumen
lux
candela
decibel
Suppose a ray of light is incident on a flat mirror at an angle of 30o with respect to the normal. What is the angle of reflection?
10o
30o
60o
90o
The surface normal is ______ to the surface.
parallel
perpendicular
Which formula should you use when trying to work out how light rays change direction as they pass from ocean water into the glass of a scuba diver's mask?
n1sinθi = n2sinθr
c = λf
θi = θr
1/do + 1/di = 1/f
Which type of mirror always produces reduced (smaller) virtual images?
concave mirror
convex mirror
plane mirror
Which formula should you use when trying to locate the image produced by a convex lens?
n1sinθi = n2sinθr
c = λf
θi = θr
1/do + 1/di = 1/f
The image formed on the retina inside of our eyes is inverted (upside down). It is a ____ image.
real
virtual
The image formed by a magnifying glass when held up to a paragraph of text is right side up. It is a ____ image.
real
virtual
When light rays travelling parallel to the optical axis reflect off the surface of a concave mirror, they converge at a single point called the _____.
focal point
center
curvature
locus
When light rays travelling parallel to the optical axis pass through a convex lens, they converge at a single point called the _____.
focal point
center
curvature
locus
