Optics Flashcards

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1
Q

The study of mirrors and lenses belongs to the branch of science called _____

A

geometric optics.

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2
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____ is a highly polished surface that is usually made of glass coated on one surface with silver or aluminum,

A

mirror

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3
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Mirrors can comes in the forms of: ____ or ____

A

flat or curved

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4
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____ is the bouncing of light when it hits a barrier of a boundary of another medium,

A

Reflection

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5
Q

the angle between the incident ray and the normal is called the _____

A

angle of incidence

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6
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They are light-reflecting objects, they reflect light rays in an orderly pattern.

A

specular reflection

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7
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This is parallel rays striking a rough surface, such as a wood or a rock, the reflected rays are scattered.

A

diffuse reflection

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8
Q

Types of Image? (2)

A

Real and Virtual

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9
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This image is formed by actual or “real” rays of light

A

Alam mo na to. (Real)

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10
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Is an image created by apparent rays of light, or light rays that seem to converge or meet at one point.

A

virtual image. Wow namali mo pa.

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11
Q

two kinds of spherical mirrors:

A

Concave and Convex

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12
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The reflecting surface is curved inward.

A

Concave

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13
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The reflecting surface is curved outward.

A

Convex

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14
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This is curved pieces of glass or any other transparent material. This can also bend light rays.

A

Lenses

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15
Q

The bending of light is called ____

A

refraction

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16
Q

Enumerate optical instruments: (5)

A

magnifying glasses, cameras, microscopes, telescopes, and the human eye

17
Q

____ is an optical instrument that resembles the human eye in several aspects.

A

A camera

18
Q

This consists of a convex lens. To magnify an object, the lens is placed very close to it. As you learned previously, a convex lens produces an enlarged image of an object if it is placed between the focus and the lens

A

A magnifying glass

19
Q

A _____ magnifies minute objects multiple times to make them visible to the human eye.

A

microscope

20
Q

____ makes distant objects appear closer and bigger

A

telescope

21
Q

What kind of lens does the human eye have?

a. concave

b. convex

C. can be both concave and convex, depending on the incident light

d. neither concave nor convex

A

B. Convex

22
Q

A white sheet of paper will not act as a mirror because it. rays of light.

a. diffracts

C. interferes

b. diffuses

d. refracts

A

B. Diffuses

23
Q

What kind of mirror is used in automobiles to allow drivers to see a wider area and a smaller image of the traffic behind them?

A. concave mirror

C. plane mirror

b convex mirror

d. regular mirror

A

B. Convex

24
Q

The image formed by a plane mirror is always.

a. upright and laterally inversed

b. inverted and laterally inversed

C. upright but not laterally inversed

d. inverted but not laterally inversed

A

C. upright but not laterally inversed

25
Q

When light rays parallel to the principal axis of a concave mirror are reflected, they pass through

a. the principal focus

b. the center of curvature

C. any point on the axis between the principal focus and the mirror

d. any point on the axis between the center of curvature and the principal focus

A

a. the principal focus

26
Q

All of the following produces a real image, except

a. a magnifying glass.

B. a motion picture camera

C. a pinhole camera

D. the human eye

A

a. a magnifying glass.

27
Q

The image of an object is normally formed on the
____

a. Cornea
b. Retina
c. aqueanous humor
d. virtreous humor

A

b. Retina

28
Q

Which part of the human eye has the similar function as the film of a camera?

a. cornea

C. iris

b. eyelid

d. retina

A

d. retina

29
Q

An object is located between the secondary focus and the optical center of a convex lens. The image formed is than the object.

C. upright, virtual, and larger

d. upright, virtual, and smaller

A. inverted, real, and larger

B. inverted, real, and smaller

A

C. upright, virtual, and larger

30
Q

The principle involved in the image formation in lenses is.

a diffusion

b. magnification

C. reflection

d. refraction

A

d. refraction