QUIZ 6.

3 Name:
SCORING BOARD
Class:
Questions Marks

LENSES PART A

PART B
/88

/12

TOTAL /100

PART B
STRUCTURE
1. The light rays from two identical objects being directed towards the convex lenses, X and Y as shown
in Diagram 1.1 and Diagram 1.2. Both the lenses produce virtual images.

Lens X

F F
O

Diagram 1.1

Lens Y

F F
O

Diagram 1.2

(a) What is meant by a virtual image?

Image that cannot be formed on the screen
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[1 mark]
(b) Based on Diagram 5.1 and Diagram 5.2,

(i) Compare the thickness of the lenses.

Lens X is thicker than lens Y
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[1 mark]

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 (ii) Compare the focal length of the lenses.
Lens X has a shorter focal length than lens Y
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[1 mark]

(iii) Compare the size of the image produced by the lenses.

The image formed by lens X is larger than image formed by lens Y
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[1 mark]

(iv) Compare the power of the lenses.

Lens X has a larger power than lens Y
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[1 mark]

(v) Deduce the relationship between the power of the lens and the focal length.
The shorter the focal length of the lens, the higher the power of lens
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[1 mark]

(c) State one characteristic of the image produced by lens X.

Virtual / inverted / magnified
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[1 mark]

(d) Diagram 1.3 shows an object, O placed in front of a concave lens of focal length 4 cm. The light rays
of the object passing through the lens. Sketch the ray diagram of the object to show how image is
formed.

(i) Sketch the ray diagram of the object to show how image is formed.

2F F F 2F
1M – light rays with arrow

1M – image formed

Diagram 5.3
[2 marks]
(ii) State the characteristics of image formed
Virtual, upright, diminished
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[1 mark]

(iii) Given height of object, is 2 cm and height of image is 1 cm, calculate the linear magnification

m = hi / ho
=1/2
= 0.5
[2 marks]

TOTAL

2
12