1. If you're driving towards the sun late in the afternoon, you can reduce the glare from the road by wearing sunglasses that permit only the passage of light that's
A. dispersed in a spherical plane.
B. polarized in a vertical plane.
C. polarized in a horizontal plane.
D. dispersed in a vertical plane.
2. Which one of the following scientists did not study the properties of light?
A. Kepler
B. Newton
C. Maxwell
D. Einstein
3. A virtual image produced by a lens is always
A. located in front of the lens.
B. smaller than the object.
C. larger than the object.
D. located in the back of the lens.
4. An object 5 millimeters high is located 15 millimeters in front of a plane mirror. How far from the mirror is the image located?
A. 5.0 millimeters
B. 7.5 millimeters
C. 30 millimeters
D. 15 millimeters
5. The shortest wavelength within the visible spectrum is _______ light.
A. red
B. violet
C. orange
D. blue
6. A magnifying glass is an example of a _______ lens.
A. double-concave
B. converging
C. plano-concave
D. plano-convex
7. Rays of light incident on a lens and parallel to the principal axis of the lens converge
A. at the center of curvature of the lens.
B. in back of the lens.
C. in front of the lens.
D. at the focal point of the lens.
8. In any one material, all electromagnetic waves have the same
A. wavelength.
B. frequency.
C. amplitude.
D. velocity.
9. The unit for measuring the rate at which light energy is radiated from a source is the
A. lux.
B. candela.
C. Angstrom.
D. lumen.
10. Which one of the following types of electromagnetic radiation causes certain substances to fluoresce?
A. Cosmic rays
B. Infrared waves
C. X rays
D. Ultraviolet rays
11. If an object 18 millimeters high is placed 12 millimeters from a diverging lens and the image is formed 4 millimeters in front of the lens, what is the height of the image?
A. 8 millimeters
B. 6 millimeters
C. 14 millimeters
D. 22 millimeters
12. The term angle of deviation is used in reference to
A. a polarizer.
B. a prism.
C. a lens.
D. an analyzer.
13. The longest wavelength within the visible spectrum is _______ light.
A. violet
B. red
C. orange
D. blue
14. Which of the following occurs when light is reflected from a rough or unpolished surface?
A. The original pattern of the light is preserved.
B. The angle of reflection is greater than the angle of incidence.
C. The angle of reflection is less than the angle of incidence.
D. The original pattern of the light is distorted.
15. A failure of the red-sensitive nerves in the eye to respond to light properly causes
A. astigmatism.
B. chromatic aberration.
C. farsightedness.
D. color blindness.
16. An object is located 51 millimeters from a diverging lens. The object has a height of 13 millimeters and the image height is 3.5 millimeters. How far in front of the lens is the image located?
A. 189 millimeters
B. 13.7 millimeters
C. 51 millimeters
D. 1.12 millimeters
17. When a simple magnifying glass is used properly, the image will be formed
A. about 500 millimeters behind the lens.
B. about 250 millimeters in front of the lens.
C. just inside the focal length of the lens.
D. at the focal point of the lens.
18. In which of the following materials is the velocity of light greatest?
A. Air
B. Fused quartz
C. Water
D. Crown glass
19. Compared to yellow light, orange light has
A. a longer wavelength.
B. a faster wave velocity.
C. a different polarization.
D. the same frequency.
20. When the image of a distant object is brought into focus in front of a person's retina, the defect is called
A. farsightedness.
B. chromatic aberration.
C. nearsightedness.
D. spherical aberration.
21. If the distance from a converging lens to the object is less than the focal length of the lens, the image will be
A. virtual, upright, and larger than the object.
B. real, inverted, and smaller than the object.
C. real, inverted, and larger than the object.
D. virtual, upright, and smaller than the object.
22. The image formed by a convex spherical mirror will always be
A. inverted and smaller than the object.
B. upright and smaller than the object.
C. upright and larger than the object.
D. inverted and larger than the object.
23. A typical mirror in a person's house would be an example of a/an _______ mirror.
A. concave
B. angular
C. plane
D. convex
24. According to the information in your study unit, which of the following locations requires the highest illuminance?
A. A school locker room
B. A bank lobby
C. A residential stairway
D. A study area
25. When a beam of light passes at an oblique angle into a material of lower optical density, the angle of incidence is
A. greater than the angle of refraction.
B. less than the angle of refraction.
C. greater than the angle of reflection.
D. less than the angle of reflection.
good questions. Sounds like a test.
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. D
8. D
9. D
10. D
11. B
12. B
13. B
14. D
15. D
16. B
17. B
18. A
19. A
20. C
21. A
22. B
23. C
24. D
25. B