1/2/24, 7:04 PM Optics Quiz

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20 Questions

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 8:30 B 3:30

C 10:30 D 9:30

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 a convex mirror with a

focal length of 20 cm?

A Between F and V B Can't be determined

C Between C and F D In front of the mirror

4. What is the distance of Liam's image from him if he stands 1.5m in front of a plane
mirror?

A 3.0 m B 2.0 m

C 4.5 m D 1.5 m

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5. Zoe stands 1.5-m tall in front of a plane mirror. What is the height of her image?

A 2.0 m B 4.5 m

C 1.5 m D 3.0 m

6. In a physics class, Emma, David, and Luna were studying concave mirrors. A light
ray, traveling parallel to a concave mirror's axis, strikes the mirror's surface. The
reflected ray __________.

again travels parallel to the mirror's passes through the mirror's focal point
A B
axis

passes through the mirror's center of travels at right angles to the mirror's
C D
curvature axis

7. An object is placed between a concave mirror and its focal point. What is the type and
orientation of the image formed?

A real and inverted B virtual 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 None of the above B Convex mirror

C Plane mirror D Concave mirror

9. What type of mirror do dentists usually use to see clearly the images of our teeth?

A None of the above B Convex mirror

C Concave mirror D Plane mirror

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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 erect, reduced, and real

C inverted, reduced, and real D inverted, magnified, and real

11. Ava, Mia, and Nora are trying to use a white sheet of paper as a mirror, but they are
unable to see their reflection. Why is this happening?

A The paper diffuses the rays of light B The paper refracts the rays of light

The paper diffracts the rays of light The paper interferes with the rays of
C D
light

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?

Regular reflection of light happens on Irregular reflection of light happens on

A B
the surface of still water the surface of still water

Light entering the water is dispersed Light is reflected from the surface of
C D
water in different directions

13. Where should the object be placed in front of a concave mirror to form a virtual and
magnified image?

Between the center of curvature and Between the focus and the vertex
A B
focus

C At the focus D At the center of curvature

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, II, and III B I and II

C I only D II only

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15. A beam of light, traveling parallel to the principal axis of a concave lens and strikes
the lens, will refract and__________.

A pass through the lens' focal point B travel parallel to the principal axis

continue to travel in the same direction travel at right angles to the principal
C D
axis

16. What kind of image is formed by concave lenses?

could be real or virtual; depends on the could be real or virtual, but always real
A distance of the object from the focal B when the object is placed at the focal
point point

C always real D always virtual

17. Sun's rays are observed to focus at a point behind a lens. What kind of lens was
used?

A None of the above B Converging Lens

C Focusing Lens D Diverging Lens

18. This optical instrument is used by William and Benjamin to observe tiny organisms in
their biology class.

A Oscilloscope B Microscope

C Telescope D Camera

19. Olivia, Aiden, and Zoe are planning to go stargazing. Which of the following optical
instruments will be used to produce a reduced and inverted image of a distant object?

A Refracting Telescope B Projector

C Camera D Microscope

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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 Between 2F' and F' B Between F' and V

C At F' D At 2F'

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