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LIGHT: MIRROR AND LENSES TEST QUESTIONS

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer
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 1.5m 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, traveling 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 (as in the figure below), 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 gives 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/are true of a concave mirror?
I.  It will never form a real image
II.  An inverted image will be formed if the object distance is greater than the focal length
III.  An object can be magnified if placed at f
a.  I only
b.  II only
c.  I and II
d.  I, II, and III
15.  A light ray, traveling 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; depends 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 2 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’


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