wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

GRADE

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You see the reflection of the clock without numbers in your plane mirror. The image formed by the hands of the clock shows the time of 3:30. What is the real time?

a)

3:30

b)

8:30

c)

9:30

d)

10:30

2.

How much larger will your classroom seem to appear if the entire two adjacent walls of your classroom consist of plane mirrors?

a)

2x larger

b)

3x larger

c)

4x larger

d)

can't be determined

3.

Where is the image located if an object is 30 cm in front of convex mirror with a focal length of 20 cm?

a)

between F and V

b)

between C and F

c)

in front of the mirror

d)

can't be determined

4.

What is the distance of your image from you if you stand 1.5 m in front of a plane mirror?

a)

1.5 m

b)

2.0 m

c)

3.0 m

d)

4.5 m

5.

Zed stands 1.5-m tall in front of a plane mirror. What is the height of his image?

a)

4.5 m

b)

3.0 m

c)

2.0 m

d)

1.5 m

6.

A light ray, travelling parallel to a concave mirror's axis, strikes the mirror's surface. The reflected ray _________.

a)

passes through the mirror's focal point

b)

again travels parallel to the mirror's axis

c)

travels at right angles to the mirror's axis

d)

passes through the mirror's center of curvature

7.

An object is placed between a concave mirror and its focal point. What is the type and orientation of the image formed?

a)

virtual and inverted

b)

real and inverted

c)

virtual and erect

d)

real and erect

8.

What kind of mirror is used in automobiles and trucks to give the driver a wider area and smaller image of traffic behind him?

a)

plane mirror

b)

convex mirror

c)

concave mirror

d)

none of the above

9.

What type of mirror do dentists usually use to see clearly the images of our teeth?

a)

plane mirror

b)

convex mirror

c)

concave mirror

d)

none of the above

10.

When a small object is placed on the principal axis of a concave mirror between the focus and the mirror, the image formed is _____________.

a)

erect, magnified, and virtual

b)

inverted, magnified, and real

c)

inverted, reduced, and real

d)

erect, reduced, and real

11.

A white sheet of paper cannot act as mirror because it ______ the rays of light.

a)

diffracts

b)

diffuses

c)

interferes

d)

refract

12.

You see your face clearly if you look down on a pool of still water. Which one of the following statements give the best explanation for this observation?

a)

Light entering the water is dispersed.

b)

Regular reflection of light happens on the surface of still water.

c)

Irregular reflection of light happens on the surface of still water.

d)

Light is reflected from the surface of water in different directions.

13.

Where should the object be placed in front of a concave mirror to form a virtual and magnified image?

a)

at the focus

b)

at the center of curvature

c)

between the focus and the vertex

d)

between the center of curvature and focus

14.

Which of the following is true of a concave mirror?

a)

It will never form a real image.

b)

An inverted image will be formed if the object distance is greater than the focal length.

c)

An object can be magnified if placed at F.

15.

A light ray, travelling parallel to a concave lens' axis and strikes the lens, will refract and __________.

a)

pass through the lens' focal point

b)

travel parallel to the principal axis

c)

continue to travel in the same direction

d)

travel at right angles to the principal axis

16.

What kind of image is formed by concave lenses?

a)

always real

b)

always virtual

c)

could be real or virtual; depend on the distance of the object from the focal point

d)

could be real or virtual, but always real when the object is placed at the focal point

17.

Sun's rays are observed to focus at a point behind a lens. What kind of lens was used?

a)

converging lens

b)

diverging lens

c)

focusing lens

d)

none of the above

18.

This optical instrument uses two convex lenses to make a smaller object larger.

a)

camera

b)

microscope

c)

oscilloscope

d)

telescope

19.

Which of the following optical instruments will be used to produce a reduced and inverted image of a distant object?

a)

camera

b)

projector

c)

microscope

d)

refracting telescope

20.

A photocopy "Xerox" machine produces an image that is of equal size as the object. Considering the location of an object in a convex lens, where is the object located or placed to produce an image that is of equal size to the object?

a)

at F'

b)

at 2F'

c)

between F' and V

d)

between 2F' and F'

21.

If the focal length of a concave lens is 6 cm, the radius of curvature equals

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

d)

12

22.
a flat sheet of glass that has a smooth, silver-colored coating on one side
a)
plane mirror
b)
concave mirror
c)
convex mirror
d)
solid mirror
23.
An image that you can see when you look into a mirror, but does not really exist is called which of the following?
a)
Real Image
b)
Fake Image
c)
Virtual Image
d)
Digital Image
24.
The following is a picture of what type of mirror? 
a)
Convex (diverging) mirror
b)
Concave (converging) mirror
c)
Plane Mirror
d)
Flat Mirror
25.
The following is a picture of what type of mirror? 
a)
Convex (diverging) Mirror
b)
Concave (converging) Mirror
c)
Plane Mirror
d)
Flat Mirror
26.
This image is.....
a)
inverted and smaller
b)
inverted and larger
c)
not inverted and smaller
d)
not inverted and larger
27.
This image is...
a)
Inverted and smaller
b)
inverted and bigger
c)
not inverted and smaller
d)
not inverted and bigger
28.
This image is...
a)
Inverted and smaller
b)
Inverted and larger
c)
not inverted and smaller
d)
not inverted and larger
29.
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
30.
An object is placed 10 cm from a convex mirror. Its image is formed 5 cm behind the mirror.The focal length of the given convex mirror is
a)
-5 cm
b)
5 cm
c)
10 cm
d)
-10cm
31.

Which ray diagram shows a real image?

a)
b)
c)
d)

None of the above

32.

Four ray diagrams show the images formed in mirrors and lenses. Which shows a virtual image?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

All of the above.

33.

Which of the following is evidence that this is a virtual image?

a)

Virtual images are always upright.

b)

Virtual images are always larger than the original object.

c)

Virtual images always have converging rays.

d)

Virtual images always have positive focal lengths.

34.

Which of the following is evidence that this is a virtual image?

a)

Virtual images are always upright.

b)

Virtual images are always larger than the original object.

c)

Virtual images always have converging rays.

d)

Virtual images always have positive focal lengths.

35.

An image is created whose di = -5 cm. What does this indicate?

a)

The image is virtual.

b)

The image is smaller than the original object.

c)

The image is inverted.

d)

The image is larger than the original object.

36.

The straight line that joins between the two centers of curvature of the lens and passes

through its its optical center is called

a)

the focal length.

b)

the principal axis.

c)

the secondary axis.

d)

the radius of curvature.

37.
Convex mirrors can create virtual and real images.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Which type of mirror magnifies a close up image, like a make-up mirror.
a)
Concave
b)
Convex
c)
Specular
d)
Plane
39.
What is an Astigmatism?
a)
a very contagious condition caused by a bacterial infection 
b)
a substance that hardens your teeth 
c)
 a hard substance that gives nails their strength 
d)
persons vision is distorted due to a irregular shaped eye 
40.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

What word means to bend light rays toward each other?

a)

Converging light

b)

Diverging light

c)

Virtual Light

d)

Real Light

42.

What word means to bend light rays toward each other?

a)

Converging light

b)

Diverging light

c)

Virtual Light

d)

Real Light

43.
If an object's distance from a convex lens were increased, the image would become which of the following?
a)
Larger and virtual
b)
Larger, only
c)
Smaller, only
d)
Smaller and virtual
44.

A light ray, travelling parallel to a concave mirror's axis, strikes the mirror's surface. The reflected ray _________.

a)

passes through the mirror's focal point

b)

again travels parallel to the mirror's axis

c)

travels at right angles to the mirror's axis

d)

passes through the mirror's center of curvature

45.
Concave lenses, like the ones found in the peepholes of a door, always produce images that are .....
a)
Virtual, upright, smaller
b)
Real, inverted, larger
c)
Real, inverted, smaller
d)
Virtual, upright, larger
46.

What are primary colors?

a)

Red, Green, Blue

b)

Yellow, Purple, Orange

c)

Black, White, Gray

d)

Pink, Brown, Cyan

47.

Why can you not see some colors in different situations, like underwater?

a)

Light frequencies are absorbed by water

b)

Colors change underwater

c)

Water reflects all colors

d)

Water creates new colors

48.

What two things determine the color of light?

a)

Wavelength and Frequency

b)

Speed and Intensity

c)

Amplitude and Speed

d)

Direction and Distance

49.

What color light do we see when ALL wavelengths of visible light are present?

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Red

d)

Blue

50.

What are electromagnetic waves good for in terms of information transfer?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Sound waves

c)

Water waves

d)

Earthquakes

51.

Which term describes the height of a wave from its rest position?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

d)

Refraction

52.

What are the highest and lowest points of a wave known as?

a)

Crest & Trough

b)

Amplitude & Frequency

c)

Wavelength & Medium

d)

Reflection & Refraction

53.

What is the movement of waves through a medium called?

a)

Absorption

b)

Transmission

c)

Reflection

d)

Modulation

54.

Which term refers to the change in direction of a wave when it enters a new medium?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Transmission

55.

What is the term for the highest point of a wave?

a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

56.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
57.
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
58.
What do we call this tool that separates white light into the colors of the Visible Spectrum?
a)
tuning fork
b)
prism
c)
microscope
d)
graduated cylinder