Sheng Kung Hui Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School

Final Term Examination

2021 - 2022

Physics

Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes

F3 July 2022
Name : ________________________

Class : ____________ (No.: )

General Instructions :
1. There are TWO sections, A and B, in this Paper. Section A consists of multiple-choice
questions, while Section B contains conventional questions.
2. Answers to Section A should be marked on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet while answers
to Section B should be written in the spaces provided in Question-Answer scripts.

SECTION A (MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION A

1. All questions carry equal marks.
2. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You should use an HB pencil to mark all your answers on the
Answer Sheet. Wrong markings must be completely erased.
3. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer, you
will receive NO MARKS for that question.
4. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

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Section A Multiple Choice (35% of the paper mark)

1. Which of the following ray diagrams has the smallest angle of reflection?

A.

B.

C.

D.

2. A boy of height 1.5 m stands in front of a plane mirror. There is a pole of height 3 m behind the
boy. What is the minimum length of the mirror in order for the boy to see the whole pole from
the mirror?

A. 0.5 m
B. 1.5 m
C. 3m
D. Cannot be determined

3. Parallel incident rays undergo diffuse reflection on a rock. Which of the following statements
are INCORRECT?

(1) Diffuse reflection does not follow the laws of reflection.

(2) Normals at different positions point at different directions.
(3) All reflected light rays lay on the same plane.

A. (1) only
B. (1) and (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only
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4.

A light ray travelling from medium 1 to medium 2 is refracted at the interface. If total internal
reflection is possible for a large enough angle of incidence, which of the following is the
possible refracted ray?

A. YP
B. YQ
C. YR
D. YS

5. A light ray travels from medium I to medium IV, as shown in the following figure. At which
interface(s) is/are total internal reflection possible?

A. III – IV interface only

B. I – II interface and III – IV interface only
C. II – III interface and III – IV interface only
D. All interfaces

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6. The figure shows a periscope designed by a student. An object is observed via the periscope

Which image will the observer see?

A. B.

C. D.

7.

A ray of light passes through a glass block. Which of the following is a possible emergent ray?

A. (1)
B. (2)
C. (3)
D. (4)

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8. Given the fact that the speed of blue light is slower than the speed of red light in glass, which
of the following correctly shows the relation between the critical angle for blue light at the
interface between glass and air Cb and that for red light Cr?

A. Cb = Cr
B. Cb > Cr
C. Cb < Cr
D. Cannot be determined unless the reflective index of the glass is given

9. Jason is diving in the sea. He looks upwards and sees the things above the water surface in a
cone with an angle of 98. The radius of the cone is 0.8 m. How deep should his eyes below
the water surface be if he wants the radius of the cone to be 1.8 m?

A. 0.695 m
B. 1.56 m
C. 1.8 m
D. Cannot be determined unless the refractive index of sea water is given

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10. The figure below shows a ray of light entering and leaving a device in the dashed line box.
There is a pair of 45−90−45 glass prisms in the device. The refractive index of glass is 1.5.

How are the glass prisms set?

A.

B.

C.

D.

11. Which of the following effects result from total internal reflection?

A. Diamonds sparkle when light shines on them.

B. You see your own image on the glass of a window when it is dark outside.
C. Swimming pools look shallower than they really are.
D. White light splits to different colours after having passed through a prism.

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12. Monochromatic light travels with the same incident angle from media X and Y respectively to
another medium Z as shown.

The corresponding refracted rays in Z makes angles α and β respectively with the boundary
plane (with α > β). Which medium, X or Y, has a greater refractive index ? In which medium, X
or Y, does light travel faster ?

medium with a greater medium in which light

refractive index travels faster
A. X Y
B. X Y
C. Y X
D. Y Y

13.

The figure shows the cross-section of a rectangular glass block PQRS. A light ray is incident
from air at M on face PS and the refracted ray strikes face PQ at N. Find the critical angle for
the glass-air interface.

A. 37°
B. 44°
C. 53°
D. 60°

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14. An object is placed x m in front of a concave lens. What are the position and the nature of the
image?

Position Nature
A. Within x m from the lens Real, inverted and diminished
B. More than x m from the lens Real, inverted and diminished
C. Within x m from the lens Virtual, erect and diminished
D. More than x m from the lens Virtual, erect and diminished

15. An object X is placed behind the focus of a concave lens (but not too far away) and another
object Y is placed between the focus and the concave lens. Which of the following correctly
describes the position of their corresponding image X’ and Y’?

Position of X’ Position of Y’
A. Between the focus and the lens Between the focus and the lens
B. Between the focus and the lens Behind the focus
C. Behind the focus Between the focus and the lens
D. Behind the focus Behind the focus

16. An object of height 5 cm is placed 5 m in front of a concave lens. Suppose the height of the
image is 1 cm, what is the image distance?

A. 1 cm
B. 5 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 100 cm

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17. An object O is 20 cm away from a convex lens which is placed in front of a plane mirror as
shown. The image I is formed at the same position as the object.

20 cm

O, I

lens plane
mirror

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(1) The image is virtual as light is reflected from the plane mirror.
(2) The focal length of the lens is 20 cm.
(3) The object is on the principal axis of the lens.

A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only

18.

OH
If the word ‘OH’ above is the image viewed through a concave lens, the object should be

A. B.

OH HO
C. D.
OH HO

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19.

Referring to the above ray diagram, what kind of lens is represented by L? Which point, P or Q
can be its focus ?

Lens Focus
A. concave P
B. convex P
C. concave Q
D. convex Q

20. In the figure below, PQ and OS are light rays refracted from a lens L. Both light rays come
from a point object situated on the left of L.

Which of the following deductions is/are correct?

(1) The image of the object must be virtual.
(2) The object must lie along the straight line containing OS.
(3) L must be a concave lens.

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only

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Name:_____________________________ Class:_________ No:_______

Section B Question-Answer Scripts

Section B Conventional Questions (35 marks, 65% of the paper mark)
Answer ALL questions in this section. Write your answers in the spaces provided. All
numerical answers should be either exact or correct to three significant figures. Marks will
be deducted for unclear presentation or incomplete sentences. The diagrams in this section are
NOT necessarily drawn to scale.

1. John of height 148 cm is standing 0.8 m in front of a plane mirror. His eyes are 140 cm above
the ground. John can see the image of his whole body in the mirror. In Figure 6.1, PQ
represents John and E represents his eyes.

0.2 m

0.2 m

Figure 1.1
(a) In the figure, draw the image of John. (1 mark)

(b) In the figure, draw a ray diagram to show how John can see the image of his whole body.
(2 marks)
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 (c) Find the minimum length of the mirror through which John can see the image of his
whole body. (1 mark)

(d) A small boy is standing 0.4 m in front of the mirror so that John cannot see the lower part
of his body. RS represents the small boy. By drawing a ray diagram, find the minimum
length of the mirror such that John can see the whole body of the small boy. (3 marks)

0.2 m

0.2 m

S Q

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2. Two archer fish are swimming in water as shown in Figure 2.2. The refractive index of water is
1.33.

2m
insect

1.0 m 1.2 m

archer fish A archer fish B

Figure 2.2

(a) Calculate the critical angle of water. (2 marks)

(b) Can archer fish A see the insect above the water? In the figure, draw a ray diagram to
illustrate your answer. (2 marks)

(c) What is the minimum distance between archer fish A and B such that they can see each
other through the reflection on the water surface? (3 marks)

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3. In the figure below, XY is the horizontal principal axis of a convex lens L with principal foci F
and F. p, q are parallel rays coming from point A of a distant object AB. (The object can be
A
represented by a vertical arrow but it is not shown on the figure and its end B is on the
B
principal axis).

(a) (i) Draw the refracted rays of p and q so as to locate the image of A (denoted as A).
Hence mark the image ABof object AB. (3 marks)

(ii) Suggest an experiment to verify whether a real image is formed in the above
situation. (2 marks)

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 height of object𝐴𝐵
(b) (i) Use the ray diagram drawn to estimate the ratio . The horizontal
distance of 𝐴𝐵 from 𝐿

and vertical scales are 1:20 and 1:1 respectively. (2 marks)

(ii) Hence, estimate the height of object AB which is a lamp post at a distance of 200 m
from lens L. (1 mark)

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4. An object AB is placed in front of a lens as shown in figure 4. A light ray goes to the lens from
the bottom of the object B as shown in figure 4.

B principal axis

10 cm

r
Figure 4

(a) What kind of lens is used? Explain briefly. (2 marks)

(b) In the figure, draw a ray diagram to locate the position of the image of B as B’.
(2 marks)

(c) By using lens formula, calculate the focal length of the lens. (2 marks)

(d) Find the magnification of the image. (1 mark)

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5. The table below shows the electromagnetic spectrum.

Radio Microwave X Visible light Ultra-violet X-ray Y

wave radiation

(a) Complete the electromagnetic spectrum in the correct order. (2 marks)

(b) (i) State one application of ultra-violet radiation. (1 mark)

(ii) Give one reason why microwave is used in satellite telecommunication but not
ultrasound. (1 mark)

(c) Explain why a green leaf appears to be green to our eyes by considering the light ray
absorbed and reflected by the leaf. (2 marks)

END OF PAPER

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