Optical Tools Quiz

Which tool separates light into different colors?

• Hand lens

• Mirror

• Binoculars

• Prism

Which tool has two convex lenses, one for each eye, for seeing over distances?​ (a)  

• Binoculars
• Prism
• Hand Lens
• Microscope

What best describes the shape of a concave lens?

• Pointed like a triangle

• Round like a ball

• Thicker in the middle than at its edges

• Thicker at the edges than in the middle

How does a convex lens change the path of light?

• It reflects the light toward a single point

• It reflects the light outward in all directions

• It bends inward toward a single point

• It bends the light outward in all directions

A ​ (a)   is a tool that makes tiny objects look much larger.

• microscope
• lens
• hand lens
• convex lens
• concave lens
• binoculars
• telescope
• prism

What tool makes far away objects look closer. It has 2 lenses.

• Lens

• microscope

• binoculars

• prism

A _______ lens is thicker in the middle than its edges. It bends light inward.

• Concave lens

• prism

• Convex Lens

• Oval Lens

A ________ makes objects that are VERY, VERY far away look many times closer.

• Prism

• Microscope

• Hand lens

• Telescope

A _________ lens is thicker at the edges than in the middle. It bends light outward.

• Concave

• Convex

• Prism

• Oval Lens

A _________ is a tool that makes small things look larger. It is a convex lens with a HANDLE.

• Telescope

• Microscope

• Hand Lens

• Prism