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1 A candle is placed in front of a plane mirror. An image of the candle is formed in the mirror.
Circle the words from the list that describe the image of the candle.
enlarged diminished same size upside-down upright
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[Total: 2]
2 The diagram shows a ray of light striking a plane mirror.
plane
mirror
O
ray of light
B
(a) State the name of the dashed line OB in the diagram.
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(b) On the diagram, indicate the angle of reflection by drawing an X. [1]
(c) State the law of reflection.
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[Total: 3]
3 The diagram shows a ray of red light striking one side of a glass prism.
air air
red light
glass
(a) On the diagram, draw a line to indicate the path of the red light travelling through the glass
prism and emerging into the air. [2]
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(b) Explain why the red light follows the path you have drawn in (a).
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[Total: 3]
4 The red light produced by a laser is monochromatic.
State what is meant by monochromatic.
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[Total: 1]
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5 The red light produced by a laser is monochromatic.
The red light from the laser hits the curved surface of a semicircular transparent plastic block at
point P and passes into the plastic.
The red light travels through the plastic and hits the straight edge of the block at its midpoint M.
The diagram shows that some of the light is reflected and that some light travels in the air along
the straight edge of the plastic block.
laser
reflected light
P
red light
plastic block
37°
In the plastic, blue light travels slightly slower than red light and so the critical angle for blue light
is smaller than the critical angle for red light.
The laser that emits red light is replaced by one that emits blue light. Now blue light enters the block
at P and hits the straight edge at M.
Explain what happens to the blue light after it hits the straight edge at M.
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[Total: 3]
6 The diagram shows an object OX to the left of a thin converging lens. The principal focus on each
side of the lens is labelled F.
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O
F F
(a) Two rays from the top of the object are incident on the lens, as shown in the diagram.
On the diagram, continue the paths of these two rays to show the position of the image of OX
formed by the lens. [2]
(b) Draw the image of OX formed by the lens. [1]
[Total: 3]
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7 The diagram shows a plan view of a room. There is a plane mirror on one wall and a picture across
the whole of wall AB.
plane mirror
A
X
B
(plan view)
A person is standing at point X and is looking at the mirror. The person cannot see all of the picture
on wall AB reflected in the mirror.
There is a point P on wall AB which is the closest point to A that the person can see reflected in
the mirror.
State two properties of the image formed by the mirror.
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[Total: 2]
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8 The diagram is a full-size ray diagram showing the formation of an image by a thin glass lens.
(full size)
Circle three items in the list which describe the nature of the image formed.
enlarged same size diminished inverted
upright real virtual
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[Total: 3]
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9 (a) The diagram is a full scale diagram showing a converging lens, the two principal focuses F1
and F2 and an object PO.
F1 P F2
On the diagram, draw two rays from point O of the object to determine the position of the
image.
Label the image IJ. Measure the length of the image.
image length = ........................................................... [3]
(b) From the table below, ring three descriptions of the image.
diminished magnified real same size
same way up as object upside down compared to object virtual
[3]
[Total: 6]
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10 The diagram shows a ray of light incident on a plane mirror at point X.
(not to scale)
On the diagram:
• draw the normal at point X and label the normal with the letter N
• draw the ray reflected from point X. [2]
[Total: 2]
11 Describe what is observed during total internal reflection.
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[Total: 1]
12 State and explain the use of optical fibres in medicine.
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[Total: 3]
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13 State what is meant by monochromatic light.
Use one of the following quantities in your answer.
amplitude brightness frequency refractive index speed
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[Total: 2]
14 Describe what is meant by the term principal focus for a thin converging lens.
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[Total: 2]
15 The diagram shows a ray of light passing through an optical fibre.
The optical fibre is made of glass that has a refractive index of 1.4.
No light refracts from the fibre at points P and Q.
State the name of the process that occurs at P and Q.
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[Total: 1]
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16 A ray of white light passes through two prisms as shown in the diagram.
Draw one line to link position F to the correct effect at that position.
position effect
red, green and blue light
only produced
F white light produced
spectrum of visible light
produced
[1]
[Total: 1]
17 The distance between the centre of a thin converging lens and each principal focus is 5.0 cm.
The lens is used as a magnifying glass to produce an image I of an object O.
The diagram is a full-scale diagram of the lens and the image I.
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(a) (i) On the diagram, mark both principal focuses and label each of them F.
[1]
(ii) By drawing on the diagram, find the position of object O and add object O to the diagram.
[3]
(b) Using the diagram, determine the distance of object O from the centre of the lens.
distance = .............................................. [1]
[Total: 5]
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18 The diagram shows red light travelling from air into a prism made of diamond. The path of the red
light is incomplete.
(not to scale)
The angle y is greater than the critical angle of diamond.
On the diagram, draw the path of the red light through and out of the prism after point A. [2]
[Total: 2]
19 Explain the term total internal reflection.
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[Total: 3]
