1 - A beam of light in air is incident upon the smoth surface of a piece of glass, as shown: If

the reflected beam and the refracted beam are perpendicular to each other, what is the
index of refraction of the glass? *
2
3
2*3
1/2 *3
1/2

2 - If a clear liquid has a refractive index of 1.45 and a transparent solid has an index of 2.9
then, for total internal reflection to occur at the interface between these two media, which of
the following must be true? *
incident beam originates in the liquid at an angle of incidence greater than 30
total internal reflection cannot occur
incident beam originates in the solid at an angle of incidence greater than 60
incident beam originates in the liquid at an angle of incidence greater than 30
incident beam originates in the solid at an angle of incidence greater than 30

3 - An object is placed 60 cm in front of a concave spherical mirror whose focal length is 40

cm. Which of the following best describes the image? *
Real and its distance from the mirror is 24 cm.
Real and its distance from the mirror is 120 cm.
Virtual and its distance from the mirror is 120 cm.
Real and its distance from the mirror is 240 cm.
Virtual and its distance from the mirror is 24 cm.

4 - An object is placed 60 cm from a spherical convex mirror. If the mirror forms a virtual
image 20 cm from the mirror, what's the magnitude of the mirror's radius of curvature? *
60 cm
15 cm
30 cm
7.5 cm
120 cm

5 - An object is placed 80 cm from a mirror. If the mirror forms a virtual image 20 cm from
the mirror, what's the type of the mirror, if its radius of curvature is 32 cm. *
concave
plane
parabolic concave
convex

6 - The image created by a converging lens is projected onto a screen that's 60 cm from the
lens. If the height of the image is 1/4 the height of the object, what's the focal length of the
lens? *
45 cm.
72 cm.
48 cm.
36 cm.
80 cm.

7 - Which of the following is true concerning a bi-concave lens? (A bi-concave lens has both
surfaces concave.) *
radius of curvature is half the focal length
It cannot form real images.

 It cannot form virtual images.

It can magnify objects.
None of the above.

8 - An object of height 5 cm is placed 40 cm in front of a spherical concave mirror. An image

is formed 72 cm behind the mirror. The image height is: *
+ 9 cm
+ 19 cm.
- 18 cm.
- 9 cm.
+18 cm.

9 - A ray of light travels through three different media as shown. List the three regions in
order of increasing index of refraction. *
ACB
CAB
BCA
ABC
CBA

10 - WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE? I) The focal length of a

lens depends on the material the lens is made out of. II) The focal length of the lens depends
on the light intensity. III) The focal length of the lens depends on the shape of the lens. *
I only
II only
III only

 I, II, and III.

Both I and III, but not II.