Chapter 15 Quiz 1

(Sections 15.1–15.2) Answers

Detecting the
15 environment
WS 01
(Sections 15.1–15.2)

C Short question (5 marks)

8 Betty is watching a dog running in a park. The graph below shows the changes in curvature
of the lens of her eye in one minute.
curvature of lens
(arbitrary unit)

time (s)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60

a During which period(s) is the dog moving away from Betty? (1 mark)

b At what time is the dog at a spot furthest away from Betty? (1 mark)

c Describe how the change in the curvature of the lens from 40 s to 50 s is brought
about. (3 marks)

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