Optics Reading Quiz

Which type of waves lies between Ultraviolet and Gamma Rays?

Match the following vocabulary words with the correct definition or characteristics

• rest to crest distance

• Wave

• A repeating and periodic disturbance

• amplitude

• can travel through vacuum

• wavelength

• distance from crest to next crest

• Longitudinal wave

• movement parallel to wave motion

• Electromagnetic wave

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Reorder the following in increasing order of wavelength

• ultraviolet

• x rays

• gamma rays

• infrared

• visible

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The speed of a wave depends on

• The frequency of the wave

• the wavelength of the wave

• the properties of the medium through which it travels

• the amplitude of the wave

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When light travels from one medium to another transparent medium, its​ (a)   changes

• speed
• amplitude
• color

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When light travels from a medium of high refractive index to one with low refractive index, it bends​ (a)  

• away from the normal
• towards the normal

Which diagram shows refraction at the critical angle?

An object is placed in front of a Concave mirror. Draw the ray diagram for the image formed by this mirror.

For single mirrors and lenses, an upright image is also​ (a)   . ​ (b)   ​ lenses and ​ ​ (c)   mirrors always form virtual images.

• Virtual
• Real
• magnified
• diminished
• Concave
• Convex

Which of the reflection ray diagrams is correct?

• Only (a) is correct

• Only (b) is correct

• Only (c) is correct

• (a) and (c) are correct

• None! All these diagrams are wrong!!