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Vision and Light

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

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

This is an example of

a)

refraction

b)

diffraction

c)

infraction

d)

reflection

9.

What type of mirror is this

a)

concave

b)

convex

c)

translucent

d)

plane

10.
Which ways does light bend going from air to water?
a)
away from the normal
b)
towards the normal
c)
does not ben
11.
The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection
a)
bigger than
b)
the same as
c)
smaller than
12.

Images seen in a plane mirror are always

a)

Upright and Virtual

b)

Upright and Real

c)

Inverted and Virtual

d)

Farther and Virtual

13.
A magnifying glass is an example of what type of lens?
a)
convex
b)
concave
c)
mirror
d)
Cylinder
14.
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
15.
You have cool glow-in-the-dark stickers of Mickey Mouse. This is an example of 
a)
fluorescence
b)
chemiluminescence
c)
phosphorescence 
d)
incandescence
16.
If frequency increases, wavelength ____
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
17.

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

a)

fluorescent

b)

electric discharge

c)

incandescent

d)

triboluminescence

18.

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?!

19.
A real image is formed in plane mirror.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which type of mirror magnifies a close up image, like a make-up mirror.
a)
Concave
b)
Convex
c)
Specular
d)
Plane
21.

Order these colors from least energy to most energy

a)

red, orange, green, blue, indigo, violet

b)

violet, indigo, blue, green, orange, red

22.

True or false. Reflection means light bounces back and refraction means light bends.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

Light travels

a)

around corners

b)

in a straight line (transverse waves)

c)

in loops, like a sliky (longitudinal waves)

24.

These lenses are matched up incorrectly. True or false.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Luminous objects

a)

are dark

b)

create their own food

c)

are great to hide

d)

create their own light

26.

Light is a form of

a)

food

b)

particles

c)

energy

d)

transformation

27.

Which is an example of a natural light source?

a)

firefly

b)

sun

c)

glow stick

d)

lightbulb

28.

A material that allows all light to pass through is called

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

shadow