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) CLASS: ________ DATE: _________

Exercise 12A: Reflection

1.

What do you understand by luminous objects and non-luminous objects?

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Example of luminous object: ______________________
Example of non-luminous object: ______________________

2.

Refer to the following diagram.

N
P

a) Which line represents the incident ray? ____________

b) Which line represents the reflected ray? _____________
c) What does the dotted line represent? ___________________
d) Which is the angle of incidence? _______________
e) State the two laws of reflection.
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3.

What is the angle of incidence for the following diagrams?

a)
35

Angle of incidence = ____________

b)
120

4.

5.

Angle of incidence = ____________

List down the characteristics of the image of a plane mirror.

a)

____________________________________________

b)

____________________________________________

c)

____________________________________________

d)

____________________________________________

e)

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Explain why emergency vehicles such as ambulances are often marked on

the front hood with reversed lettering.
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6.

If Suzie stands 3 metres in front of a plane mirror, how far from the person will
her image be located?
Distance = _______________

7.

Is it easier to read from pages of a book which are rough or from pages which
are smooth and glossy? Explain your answer.
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8.

Complete the diagrams below to show how the eye sees an image in a plane
mirror.
a)

b)

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Exercise 12B: Refraction

1.

Refraction is the _______________________________________________

when it passes from one ________________ to another.

2.

Figure shows a ray of light AO crossing from medium M 1 to medium M2.

A

Medium M1
Medium M2

3.

(a)

Which is the incident ray? AO or OB? __________________________

(b)

What is the name of the other ray? ____________________________

(c)

Which angle is the angle of refraction? , , and ? ______________

(d)

If the two medium involved are water and air, which is air? __________

The refractive index of the denser medium when light passes from a less
dense medium to a denser medium is given by:

Where n is the ___________________

=

i is the ___________________
r is the ___________________

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4.

5.

Complete the following diagrams to show how light is refracted when it passes
from one medium to another.

air

air

glass

glass

glass

air

Figure shows a ray of light in air incident upon the plane surface of water.

60
air
water
40.6

(a)

The refractive index of water is 1.33, what is the angle of refraction?

Angle of refraction = _____________

(b)

Complete the path of ray of light from air into water in the figure.

(c)

Calculate the speed of light when it is in the water.

Speed of light in water = ______________

(d)

The apparent depth of a swimming pool filled with water is 1.6 m. What
is the real depth of the swimming pool?

Real Depth = _________________

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6.

Figure shows a ray of light from air through a glass block and into the air
again.
glass block
30

20
x

(a)

Using the information given on the diagram, determine the refractive

index of the glass.

Refractive index of glass = __________

(b)
7.

State the angles x and y.

x = _____________ y = ______________

(a) Define critical angle between two media.

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(b) If the absolute refractive index of water is 1.33, calculate the critical angle,
c, for a water/air interface.

Critical angle, c = __________

(c) Complete the following ray diagram.

45

8.

air

air

water

water

air
water
c

50

State 2 conditions for total internal reflection to occur.

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10.

The diagram shows a ray of light moving from glass to air.

60
A

air
O

30

(a)

glass

Calculate the refraction index of glass.

sin i
sin r
sin 60
=
= 1.73
sin 30

n=

(b)

1.73
Refractive index of glass = _____________

Determine the critical angle for glass.

1
=n
sin c
1
1
c = sin 1 = sin 1
= 35.3
n
1.73

(c)

35.3
Critical angle of glass = ___________

On the diagram, draw the path of the light, for which travels through the
glass to O in such a way that it strikes the surface AB at an angle of
incidence equal to the critical angle. Label the critical angle C and draw
the path of this ray after it has struck the surface AB at O.

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Exercise 12C: Lens

1.

Figure shows a thin converging lens.

f

B
2F

2.

2F

(a)

What is the name given to point C? ______________________

(b)

What is the name given to point F? ______________________

(c)

What is the distance f known as? ________________________

(d)

What is the name of line AB? ______________________

Complete the following ray diagrams.

(a)

(b)

(c)

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3.

The diagram below shows an object O placed in front of a thin converging

lens.
O

(a)

Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of an image. Label the

image I.

(b)

Is the image
(i)
real or virtual? ____________________

(c)

4.

(ii)

magnified or diminished? ____________________

(iii)

upright or inverted? _____________________

With reference to your answer to (b), state one application of such a

lens.
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The diagram below shows an object O placed in front of a thin converging

lens L.
L

(a)

Complete the ray diagram. Label the image I.

(b)

State the characteristics of the image.

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(c)

State one application of such lens.

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5.

The diagram below shows the image of an object O formed by means of a

thin converging lens. Complete the ray diagram to locate the position of the
converging lens and its principal focus F.

6.

An object is 5 cm tall is placed on the axis of a converging lens of focal length

of 5 cm at a distance of 8 cm from the optical centre of the lens.
(a) Draw a scaled ray diagram below to show how the image is formed.

(b) State the height of the image.

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(c) State the distance between the image and optical centre of the lens.
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(d) Determine the magnification.

(e) Without drawing further ray diagrams, state the characteristics of the
image when it is at a distance of 10 cm from the lens.
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