5 Physics Light Test Name

For the Multiple Choice questions CIRCLE the letter of the BEST answer

1. A child is 1m tall. She stands 2m in front of a plane mirror.

How far away from the child is her image?

A 1m B 2m C 3m D 4m

2. Which diagram shows a possible path for a ray of light passing through water
in a beaker with a mirror at the bottom?

3. Which diagram shows the path of a ray of light through a glass prism and into the
air beyond?
4. Which diagram shows how a converging lens in a camera forms an image on the
film?

5. A ray of light is reflected from two mirrors as shown.

What is the angle of reflection at point X?

A 40 B 50 C 60 D 80
6. Which diagram shows how a real image is formed by the lens?

7. The diagrams show a semi-circular glass block.

Which diagram correctly shows the path of the ray of light and the critical angle c?
8. Which diagram correctly shows rays passing through a camera lens?

9. The image of a clock face as seen in a

plane mirror is shown.

What is the actual time on the clock?

A 1.25 B 1.35

C 10.25 D 10.35

10. A plane mirror is on a wall.

Which is a correct description of the image formed by the mirror?
A the right way up and smaller than the object
B the right way up and the same size as the object
C upside down and smaller than the object
D upside down and the same size as the object
11. The diagram shows a ray of light entering a
block of glass.

Which numbered angles are the angles of incidence and

of refraction?

Angle of incidence Angle of refraction

A 1 3
B 1 4
C 2 3
D 2 4
12. Three rays of light fall on a converging lens as
shown.

Which diagram shows the path of the rays after passing through the lens?
13. Which diagram correctly shows the paths taken by red and blue light when a
beam of white light enters a glass prism?

14. A student looks at the letter P on a piece of paper, and at its reflection in a mirror.
What does he see?
15. Fig. 3.1 shows a ray of light, PQRS, passing along a simple optical fibre.

(a) Calculate the angle between the ray PQ and the ray RS.

angle = ..................................... [2]

(b) Explain why the ray PQ does not leave the fibre at Q.

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(c) Another ray TQ also strikes the surface at Q.

The refractive index of the glass is 1.50.
(i) Calculate the critical angle for this glass.

critical angle = .....................................

(ii) Explain why the ray TQ leaves the fibre.

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16 Fig. 6.1 shows some apparatus in use in an experiment to find the critical angle
for blue light.

The ray hits the prism at point P, then crosses the prism to point Q. Part of the ray
emerges along the surface QR as shown.
(a) (i) By using measurements taken from the diagram, find the critical angle of the glass
for blue light.

critical angle = .....................................

(ii) Use your value to explain how total internal reflection of blue light could be made to
occur at point Q.
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(b) Using measured angles on the diagram, calculate the refractive index of the glass for
blue light.

refractive index = ..................................... [4]

(b) Fig. 6.3 is drawn to full scale. The distance CF is the focal length of the lens.

(i) By drawing rays from the tip of the object, locate the position of the image.
Hence work out how many times bigger the image is than the object.

number of times bigger = .....................................

(ii) 1. Draw an eye on Fig. 6.3 to show a suitable place to view the image.

2. Suggest a use for this lens arrangement.

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17. (a) A converging lens of focal length 4.0 cm is used to produce a virtual image
which is 3 times the height of the object.
Fig. 3.1 shows the lens position and the focal length PF. The length PF is to scale.
The object and the image are both on the left-hand side of the lens but their positions
are not shown.

Draw rays on Fig. 3.1 and determine

(i) the scale used, ..........................................................................................................

(ii) the distance of the image from the lens, ...................................................................

(iii) the distance of the object from the lens. ................................................................ [6]

(b) Fig. 3.2 shows a wide parallel beam of monochromatic light incident on a block of
glass at an angle of 37°.
(i) What is meant by the word monochromatic?

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(ii) State the approximate speed of light in air.

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(iii) The angle of refraction in the glass is 22°. Calculate the refractive index of this
glass.

refractive index = .....................................

(iv) On Fig. 3.2, use your protractor to draw in the path of the beam of light in the glass.
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