Sect Test 3A Higher Tier e

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Test 3A (Higher tier) (Book 3A)

A Multiple-choice questions (6 marks)
1 Mary is standing at a certain distance in front of a vertical plane mirror. When she moves
1 m closer to the mirror, how does the distance between Mary and her image produced by
the mirror change?
A Increases by 1 m
B Decreases by 1 m
C Decreases by 2 m
D Remains unchanged
2 A light ray emerges from a glass block as shown below.

air 25
glass
45 45
What is the critical angle for the interface between the glass block and air?
A 20.0
B 27.7
C 36.7
D 51.3
3 A lens is placed in front of an object as shown. The diagram is drawn to

scale. Light rays emitted by the object are diverging after being
refracted by the lens. Is the lens convex or concave? object
A It must be a concave lens because the rays are diverging.

B It must be a concave lens because the image is virtual.
lens
C It must be a convex lens.
D It cannot be determined.
B Short questions (26 marks)

New Senior Secondary Physics at Work (Second Edition) 1 Section Test 3A (Higher tier)
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4 The figure on the right shows a diamond.
(a) With the aid of a ray diagram, explain why a diamond
sparkles. (3 marks)
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(Courtesy: Richard Thomas)
(b) The refractive index of the diamond is 2.42. Find the critical angle at the diamond-air
interface. (2 marks)
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(c) Suppose that part of a diamond is covered by a layer of grease as diamond
shown on the right, and the refractive index of the grease is 1.3.
grease
Find the critical angle at the diamond-grease interface. (2 marks)
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(d) It is known that the grease surface is not smooth. Explain how the layer of grease causes
the diamond to look less sparkling. (2 marks)
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5 David designs a mirror system as shown below. The mirror system consists of two mirrors,
M1 and M2, facing each other at a right angle. He stands in front of the mirror system, with L
and R denoting the left and right sides of his body respectively as observed from above.
M1 L R M2
(a) (i) In the figure, locate the images of L and R produced by M1, and denote the images
as L1 and R1 respectively. (2 marks)
(ii) Hence, sketch the image of the arrow LR produced by M1. (1 mark)
(b) Locate the images of L and R produced by M2. Denote the images as L2 and R2.
(1 mark)
(c) (i) Locate the image of L1 (now taken as an object) produced by M2. Denote this image
as L3. (1 mark)
(ii) Locate the image of R2 (now taken as an object) produced by M1. Denote this image
as R3. (1 mark)
(iii) Is the image L3R3 of David laterally inverted? (1 mark)
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6 A lens is placed 10 cm in front of an object. It forms an inverted image.
(a) Is the lens convex or concave? Explain your answer. (2 marks)
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(b) Is the image real or virtual? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

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(c) The linear magnification of the image is 9. Determine the focal length of the lens
graphically. (4 marks)
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(d) State two applications of the lens. (2 marks)

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End of test
Solutions to Test 3A (Higher tier)
1 C
When Mary moves 1 m closer to the mirror, her image also moves 1 m closer to the mirror.
Therefore, the distance between Mary and her image decreases by 2 m.
2 D
n= = 1.28
c = sin–1 = sin–1 = 51.3
3 C
By drawing light rays from the object to the lens, it can be seen that light
rays are converged by the lens. Therefore, it must be a convex lens.
 4
(a) Most of the light incident on the diamond leaves from the top surface 1A
due to total internal reflection. 1A
(light rays leave the top surface after multiple refractions / reflections) 1A
(b) C = sin–1 = sin–1 = 24.4 1M + 1A
(c) ng sing = nd sind 1M

ng sin  = nd sin C
1A
C = sin–1 = sin–1 = 32.4
(d) Less light undergoes total internal reflection on the diamond’s lower 1A
surface due to the increased critical angle.
Light that enters the grease is likely to be randomly refracted at the grease- 1A
air interface and not reflected back to the diamond’s top surface.
5
(a)(i)–(c)(ii)
(Image positions L1 and R1 correct, arrow correct) 1A × 3

(Image positions L2 and R2 correct) 1A
(Image positions L3 and R3 correct) 1A × 2
(c) (ii) No. 1A
 6
(a) Convex lens 1A

Concave lens cannot form an inverted image. 1A
(b) Real 1A
Virtual images formed by convex lens must be erect, not inverted. 1A
(c) 10 cm
(Correct image position and size relative to object) 1A

(Labelled scale) 1A
(Correct light ray) 1A
From the graph, the focal length is 9 cm. 1A
(d) Magnifying glass, correcting long sight 1A + 1A
(Or other reasonable answers)

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Class: Name: ( ) Date:

Test 3A (Higher tier) (Book 3A)

2 A light ray emerges from a glass block as shown below.

3 A lens is placed in front of an object as shown. The diagram is drawn to

A It must be a concave lens because the rays are diverging.

B Short questions (26 marks)

(c) Suppose that part of a diamond is covered by a layer of grease as diamond

(b) Is the image real or virtual? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

(d) State two applications of the lens. (2 marks)

c = sin–1 = sin–1 = 51.3

(b) C = sin–1 = sin–1 = 24.4 1M + 1A

(c) ng sing = nd sind 1M

(Image positions L1 and R1 correct, arrow correct) 1A × 3

(a) Convex lens 1A

(Correct image position and size relative to object) 1A

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