Lenses

___ is when light travels through a material and bends.

• Diffraction
• Dispersion
• Mirage
• Refraction

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The point where the rays meet is known as....

• Fire
• the focal point
• refraction
• Plane of the lens

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Is a convex lens thicker or thinner in the middle?

• Thicker 
• Thinner 

Is a concave lens thicker or thinner in the middle? 

• Thicker 
• Thinner 

When light waves move from passing through air to passing through a glass lens when happens to them?

• They slow down and change direction

• They speed up and change direction

• They maintain the same speed and change direction

• They maintain their same speed and direction

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How does a concave lens differ from a convex lens?

• A convex lens is another way to describe a plane mirror; a concave lens is curved

• A concave lens is curved inward on both sides; a convex lens is on only one side

• A convex lens has a thick center and thin edges, a concave lens has a thin center and thicker edges

• A convex lens has a thin center and thick edges. a concave lens has a thick center and thinner edges

What does the word "diverging" mean?

• to spread apart
• to come together
• parallel
• perpendicular

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What does the word "converging" mean?

• to separate
• to come together
• parallel 
• perpendicular

A converging lens is also known as a ____ lens.

• convex
• concave
• double
• refracted

This image is.....

• inverted and smaller
• inverted and larger
• not inverted and smaller
• not inverted and larger