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Test on Light and Optics

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

c = 3×1083\times10^8   m/s

a)

The speed of light

b)

The Boltzman constant

c)

The universal gravitational constant

d)

Coulomb's constant

2.

The units of frequency are...

a)

meters

b)

meters per second

c)

seconds

d)

hertz

3.

The units of wavelength are...

a)

meters

b)

meters per second

c)

seconds

d)

hertz

4.

The symbol for wavelength is...

a)

beta (β)

b)

lambda (λ)

c)

theta (θ)

d)

phi (φ)

5.

Which formula should you use when trying to find the wavelength of light with a frequency of 600 THz?

a)

n1sinθi = n2sinθr

b)

c = λf

c)

θi = θr

d)

1/do + 1/di = 1/f

6.

Identify the electromagnetic waves.

a)

gamma rays

b)

sound waves

c)

infrared light

d)

ocean waves

e)

radio waves

7.

Which light waves have the longest wavelength?

a)

red light

b)

ultraviolet light

c)

radio waves

d)

gamma rays

8.

Which light waves have the highest frequency?

a)

gamma rays

b)

radio waves

c)

ultraviolet light

d)

red light

9.

According to Snell's law, light ____ as it passes from air to glass.

a)

refracts

b)

reflects

10.

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.

a)

specular

b)

diffuse

11.

What secondary color results from mixing cyan and yellow paint?

a)

green

b)

blue

c)

red

12.

Select the primary colors of light.

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

blue

e)

magenta

13.

Select the primary pigments.

a)

cyan

b)

blue

c)

magenta

d)

yellow

e)

green

14.

Mirrors _____ light.

a)

reflect

b)

refract

15.

The symbol used to represent an angle is...

a)

beta (β)

b)

lambda (λ)

c)

theta (θ)

d)

phi (φ)

16.

Concave mirrors can produce real or virtual images, depending on where you place an object.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Index of refraction is a unitless quantity.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

The base SI unit of luminous intensity is called the...

a)

lumen

b)

lux

c)

candela

d)

decibel

19.

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?

a)

10o

b)

30o

c)

60o

d)

90o

20.

The surface normal is ______ to the surface.

a)

parallel

b)

perpendicular

21.

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?

a)

n1sinθi = n2sinθr

b)

c = λf

c)

θi = θr

d)

1/do + 1/di = 1/f

22.

Which type of mirror always produces reduced (smaller) virtual images?

a)

concave mirror

b)

convex mirror

c)

plane mirror

23.

Which formula should you use when trying to locate the image produced by a convex lens?

a)

n1sinθi = n2sinθr

b)

c = λf

c)

θi = θr

d)

1/do + 1/di = 1/f

24.

The image formed on the retina inside of our eyes is inverted (upside down). It is a ____ image.

a)

real

b)

virtual

25.

The image formed by a magnifying glass when held up to a paragraph of text is right side up. It is a ____ image.

a)

real

b)

virtual

26.

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 _____.

a)

focal point

b)

center

c)

curvature

d)

locus

27.

When light rays travelling parallel to the optical axis pass through a convex lens, they converge at a single point called the _____.

a)

focal point

b)

center

c)

curvature

d)

locus