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Optics Unit Test Practice
SNC2D
Part 1: Multiple Choice (13 marks, 1 mark each)
1. Which of the following types of electromagnetic waves travels fastest in a vacuum?
A. microwaves B. visible light
C. x-rays D. They all travel at the same speed.
2. If the wavelength of visible light is changed, the ___________ of the light will change.
A. brightness B. colour C. speed D. all of the above
3. A light ray travelling through air meets a boundary with glass. The light ray travels _________
in the glass.
A. faster B. more slowly C. at the same speed D. It cannot be determined
4. If the light ray in Question 3 makes an angle with the glass, the light ray is refracted:
A. toward the normal with the boundary
B. away from the normal with the boundary
C. at an equal angle with the normal to the boundary
D. It cannot be determined.
5. A ray is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of 25o from the normal. The angle of reflection
is ________________ from the normal.
A. less than 25o B. greater than 25o C. equal to 25o D. It cannot be determined.
6. The image formed in a plane mirror is always:
A. real and upright B. real and inverted C. virtual and upright D. virtual and inverted
7. The image formed in a convex mirror is always:
A. real and larger B. real and smaller C. virtual and larger D. virtual and smaller
8. An object is positioned at the focal point of a converging lens. The image will be:
A. the same size and real B. the same size and virtual
C. larger and virtual D. There is no image formed.
9. Hyperopia or farsightedness of the eye occurs when an image is in focus at a position behind the
retina. Hyperopia is corrected by lenses that are:
A. converging B. diverging
C. either converging or diverging D. neither converging nor diverging
10. Most of the refraction of the eye occurs in the:
A. cornea B. crystalline lens C. pupil D. retina
11. An object that reflects all colours of light will appear:
A. black B. colourless C. opaque D. white
12. Dispersion can occur when white light is:
A. absorbed B. reflected C. refracted D. all of the above
13. Light produced by an object at a high temperature is called:
A. chemiluminescent B. fluorescent B. incandescent D. triboluminescent
Part 2: Short Answer and Diagrams (4 marks each)
1. Sketch what happens when light rays parallel to the principal axis strike a (a) plate glass
window; (b) converging lens; (c) diverging lens. Which can form a real image?
2. Sketch the eye and label the cornea, crystalline lens, retina, and iris.
3. An object is placed 6.0 cm from a converging lens with a focal length of 2.0 cm. Sketch a ray
diagram to locate the image and describe the characteristics of the image.
Part 3: GUSS Solutions (5 marks each)
1. (a) What is the frequency of a light ray of wavelength 650 x 10-9 m? (2 marks)
(b) If the ray is incident on a transparent surface at an angle of 36o and the angle of
refraction within the material is 25o, find the refractive index of the material. (3 marks)
2. An object of height 3.0 cm is placed 8.0 cm from a converging lens of focal length 6.0 cm.
Find (a) the location and (b) the height of the image.
