Physics 30 Review Questions

Physics 30
1. Quantities in physics are generally divided into
A. magnitude and scalar quantities.
B. dynamic and scalar quantities.
C. vector and scalar quantities.
. !inematic and scalar quantities.
". A vector is a quantity that
A. is at rest.
B. has a magnitude# a unit# and a direction.
C. e$plains why o%&ects are in motion.
. has only a magnitude and a unit.
3. A plane's velocity relative to the ground is (ound %y adding the plane's velocity
relative to the air and
A. the velocity o( the plane relative to the ground.
B. the velocity o( the air relative to the plane.
C. the velocity o( the air relative to the ground.
. the velocity o( the ground relative to the plane.
). A %all is %eing swung in a hori*ontal circle in the cloc!wise direction. +hich o(
the (ollowing can %e said a%out the velocity o( the %all,
A. -he velocity o( the %all is increasing along the circular path.
B. -he velocity o( the %all is decreasing along the circular path.
C. -he velocity o( the %all is tangent to the circular path.
. -he velocity o( the %all is perpendicular to the circular path.
.. +hat is the direction o( acceleration o( an o%&ect moving in a circular path,
A. /t is tangent to the circular path.
B. /t is toward the center o( the circle.
C. /t is away (rom the center o( the circle.
. /t is equal to the arc length (or small angles.
0. +hat does it mean (or a %ody to %e in (ree (all,
A. Any %ody (alling under the in(luence o( gravity alone.
B. Any %ody (alling through water.
C. Any%ody under the in(luence o( %oth hori*ontal and vertical (orces.
. -he (all o( a s!y diver a(ter his parachute opens .
1. +hat is the direction o( the acceleration due to gravity,
A. 2n# the ocean (loor it is down while on mountain tops it is up.
B. /t is always upward# away (rom the 3arth.
C. /t is always downward toward the centre o( the 3arth.
. Acceleration due to gravity is a scalar quantity and has no direction.
4. +hich one o( the (ollowing statements is the de(inition o( amplitude (or a
pendulum,
A. -he length o( string (rom the top to the center o( mass.
B. -he amount o( mass at the end o( the string.
C. -he time required (or one complete cycle.
. -he ma$imum sideways displacement o( the mass (rom its rest position.
5. +hat is a (orce,
A. /t is a push or a pull.
B. /t speeds thing up# slows them down# and sends them around corners and
up hills.
C. /ts is an agent that o%&ects use to interact with one another.
. All o( the a%ove.
10. +hich o( the (ollowing is true regarding gravitational (ield strength on 3arth,
A. /t is the same everywhere.
B. /t is greater on mountain tops.
C. /t is wea!er in valleys.
. /t varies with distance (rom the 3arth's center.
11. +ho was the (irst scientist to see the connection %etween (alling o%&ects.
pro&ectiles. and satellites in or%it,
A. Aristotle
B. 6alileo
C. 7ewton
. 3instein
1". 8ow does the gravitational (orce %etween two %owling %alls change as the
distance %etween their centers is (irst reduced to one hal( and then increased to
three times the original distance,
A. /t (irst %ecomes (our times as great and then one9ninth as great.
B. /t (irst %ecomes one9(ourth as great and then one9ninth as great.
C. /t (irst %ecomes (our times as great and then one9third as great.
. /t (irst %ecomes twice as great and then three times as great.

13. +hat is inertia,
A. -he amount o( matter in an o%&ect.
B. -he (orce o( gravity on an o%&ect.
C. -he amount o( (orce acting on each !ilogram o( mass.
. -he tendency o( an o%&ect to resist changes in its state o( motion.
1). +hich o( the (ollowing is a statement o( 7ewton's :irst ;aw o( <otion,
A. /( no un%alanced (orce acts on an o%&ect# the o%&ect accelerates in the
direction o( the single greatest (orce acting on the o%&ect.
B. /( no net (orce acts on an o%&ect# the o%&ect maintains its state o( motion.
C. Acceleration varies directly with the un%alanced (orce.
. :or every action (orce# there e$ists a reactive (orce that is equal in
magnitude %ut opposite in direction.
1.. +hich o( the (ollowing is a statement o( 7ewton's =econd ;aw o( <otion,
A. /( an un%alanced (orce acts on an o%&ect# the o%&ect accelerates in the
direction o( the (orce.
B. /( no net (orce acts on an o%&ect# the o%&ect maintains its state o( motion.
C. :or every action (orce# there e$ists a reactive (orce that is equal in
magnitude %ut opposite in direction.
. +hen no e$ternal# un%alanced (orce acts on an o%&ect# its velocity
remains constant.
10. +hich o( the (ollowing is a statement o( 7ewton's -hird ;aw o( <otion,
A. +hen no e$ternal# un%alanced (orce acts on an o%&ect# its velocity
remains constant.
B. :or every action (orce# there e$ists a reactive (orce that is equal in
magnitude %ut opposite in direction.
C. /( no net (orce acts on an o%&ect# the o%&ect maintains its state o( motion.
. /( an un%alanced (orce acts on an o%&ect# the o%&ect accelerates in the
direction o( the (orce.
11. 8ow is the acceleration o( an o%&ect related to the mass and the net (orce,
A. Acceleration varies directly with %oth the un%alanced (orce and the mass.
B. Acceleration varies inversely with %oth the un%alanced (orce and the
mass.
C. Acceleration varies directly with the un%alanced (orce and inversely with
the mass.
. Acceleration varies inversely with the un%alanced (orce and directly with
the mass.
Physics "0
14. A trans(er o( energy in the (orm o( a periodic distur%ance through a medium is
called a
A. wave.
B. period.
C. wavelength.
. watt.
15. 2ne complete vi%ration o( a vi%rating o%&ect is called a
A. series.
B. circuit.
C. cycle.
. re(raction.
"0. -he time required (or one complete oscillation o( a vi%rating o%&ect is called
A. the (requency.
B. the periodic rate.
C. the period.
. one 8ert*.
"1. -wo o%&ects vi%rate in simple# one9dimensional motion at the same (requency
and in di((erent directions at the same time. -hese o%&ects are said to %e
>>>>>>> with each other.
A. in phase
B. out o( phase
C. out o( (requency
. out o( velocity
"". -wo pendulums o( the same length are released (rom the same relative
positions at the same time. 2ne would e$pect them to oscillate >>>>>>>>>>>>
with each other.
A. in (requency
B. in period
C. in phase
. out o( phase
"3. Particles in a transverse wave vi%rate
A. at right angles to the direction o( travel o( the wave.
B. 140? out o( phase with the direction o( travel o( the wave.
C. at a supplementary angle to the direction o( travel o( the wave.
. parallel to the direction o( travel o( the wave.
"). Particles in a longitudinal wave vi%rate
A. at right angles to the direction o( travel o( the wave.
B. 140? out o( phase with the direction o( travel o( the wave.
C. at a supplementary angle to the direction o( the wave.
. parallel to the direction o( travel o( the wave.
".. +aves transmitted (rom a (aster to a slower medium will
A. decrease in wavelength.
B. increase in wavelength.
C. decrease in (requency.
. increase in (requency and decrease in wavelength.
"0. +hen using wave rays to descri%e wave re(lection# the angle o( incidence and
the angle o( re(lection# are measured (rom
A. an imaginary line perpendicular to the re(lecting sur(ace.
B. the norma1 to a re(lecting o%&ect.
C. an angle determined %y the (requency o( the wave.
. Both A and B are correct.
"1. +hich o( the (ollowing is true regarding a %illiard %all and a (eather dropped
(rom the same height near the sur(ace o( the 3arth.
A. -he %illiard %all and the (eather will %oth reach terminal velocity and hit the
ground at the same moment.
B. -hey will accelerate and hit the ground at the same moment.
C. -he %illiard %all will hit the ground (irst.
. -he (eather will cling to the %illiard %all and slow it down.
"4. +hich o( the (ollowing is true regarding a %illiard %all and a (eather dropped
(rom the same height near the sur(ace o( the moon. Recall that the moon does
not have an atmosphere.
A. -he %illiard %all and the (eather will %oth reach terminal velocity and hit the
ground at the same moment.
B. -hey will accelerate and hit the ground at the same moment.
C. -he %illiard %all will hit the ground (irst.
. -he (eather will cling to the %illiard %all and slow it down.
"5. 8ow many images will %e (ormed %y an o%&ect p1aced %etween two parallel
mirrors,
A. two
B. (our
C. si$teen
. an in(inite num%er
30. -he image (ormed in a plane mirror is
A. the same si*e as the o%&ect# erect# and virtual.
B. the same si*e as the o%&ect# erect# and real.
C. smaller than the o%&ect# erect# and virtual.
. smaller than the o%&ect# inverted# and virtua1.
1. A ..0 cm high o%&ect is placed
"..0 cm (rom a point source o(
light. A 30.0 cm high shadow
appears on a screen. +hat is
the distance# d# (rom the
o%&ect to the screen,
A. 1."0 cm
B. 3"." cm
C. 1.. cm
. 140 cm
". A light ray re(lects (rom two mirrors in a department store.
-he measure o( angle + is
A. 100?
B. 1"0?
C. 130?
. 1)0?
3. -he idea that light is a transverse wave is supported %y evidence that light
A. can %e polari*ed.
B. %ends toward the normal when slowing down.
C. %ends away (rom the normal when speeding up.
. waves will inter(ere with each other when passing through two narrow
slits.
). A polari*ing (ilter is set so that the light passing through it has <A@/<A<
%rightness. 8ow (ar must the (ilter %e rotated so the light passing through it will
%e o( </7/<A< %rightness,
A. 300
o
B. 140
o
C. 13.
o
. 50
o

..00 cm
o%&ect
30.0 cm
shadow
"..0 cm d
+
"0
o
00
o
.. -he speed o( light in a medium that has an inde$ o( re(raction o( 1."0 is
A. ".14 $ 10
4
mBs
B. "..0 $ 10
4
mBs
C. ).00 $ 10
1
mBs
. 3.00 $ 10
1
mBs
0. ;ight travelling (rom one medium into another has an angle o( incidence o(
30.0? and an angle o( re(raction o( 04..
o
. /( the inde$ o( re(raction o( the (irst
medium is 1.40# then the inde$ o( re(raction o( the second medium would %e
A. 1.41
B. 1.30
C. 1.03
. 1.00
1. A cyan9colored (ilter will only pass green and %lue lightC a yellow (ilter will only
pass red# yellow and green light. /( a cyan and a yellow (ilter are placed in (ront
o( a white light source and the result is pro&ected onto a movie screen# then the
color on the screen is
A. reddish9%lue.
B. white.
C. %lac!.
. green.
4. A %eam o( monochromatic light passes through two slits# producing an
inter(erence pattern. /( the slit separation is halved# the distance %etween
ad&acent (ringes will %e
A. halved.
B. quadrupled.
C. dou%led.
. unchanged.
5. <onochromatic light passes through two narrow slits that are ".0 $ 10
90
m apart
and is pro&ected on a screen 1.0 m away. /( the light produces a (irst9order
%right (ringe ".0 $ 10
91
m (rom the center o( the inter(erence pattern# the
wavelength o( the light is
A. ).0 $ 10
94
m
B. ).0 $ 10
91
m
C. ).0 $ 10
9.
m
. ).0 $ 10
9)
m
10. ;ight going (rom air to glass at an angle o( ).? to the normal will
A. decrease its speed and wavelength.
B. decrease its wavelength and (requency.
C. increase its (requency and maintain its speed.
. increase its wavelength and maintain /ts (requency.
11. /n a dou%le9slit e$periment# light passes through two slits that are 0.0"0 cm
apart. -wo consecutive dar! (ringes are (ormed 0.00 cm apart when a screen
is placed 3.0 m (rom the slits. -he wavelength o( the light is
A. 1.0 $ 10
91
m
B. ".0 $ 10
91
m
C. ).0 $ 10
91
m
. 4.0 $ 10
91
m
1". /t was thought that an ether was necessary to e$plain
A. the Compton e((ect.
B. the high speed o( light.
C. the transverse nature o( light waves.
. how light waves could travel through the vacuum o( space.
13. Romer gathered data to measure the speed o( light %y o%serving
A. lantern (lashes on distant hills.
B. the movement o( Dupiter's moons.
C. light radiated %y the sun.
. light re(lected (rom an octagonal mirror.
Physics 30 ;essons 11 to 33
1. A roc! tied to a 1." meter long string is whirled in a hori*ontal circle. /( the
period o( revolution is ".. seconds# what is the centripetal acceleration o( the
roc! ,
A. ".)1 mBs
"
B. 0.03 mBs
"
C. 1..4 mBs
"
. 14.0. mBs
"

". A %all is %eing swung in a hori*ontal circle in the cloc!wise direction. +hich o(
the (ollowing can %e said a%out the velocity o( the %all ,
A. -he velocity o( the %all is increasing along the circular path.
B. -he velocity o( the %all is decreasing along the circular path.
C. -he velocity o( the %all is tangent to the circular path.
. -he velocity o( the %all is perpendicular to the circular path.
3. +hat is the direction o( acceleration o( an o%&ect moving in a circular path,
A. /t is tangent to the circular path.
B. /t is towards the center o( the circle.
C. /t is away (rom the center o( the circle.
. /t is equal to the arc length (or small angles.
). A ..0 !ilogram mass attached to a 1.. m long rope revolves around a pivot. /(
the mass e$periences a centripetal (orce o( 5)1.0 7# what is the (requency o(
rotation,
A. 0) 8*
B. 3" 8*
C. 10 8*
. 4 8*
.. A 1.. !g roc! attached to 1.. m long string is whirled in a hori*ontal circle. /(
the ma$imum tension that the string can handle is ". 7# what is the ma$imum
speed that the roc! can attain,
A. . mBs
B. 1. mBs
C. ". mBs
. 3. mBs
0. An airplane is (lying in a vertical circle with a diameter o( 1.00 m. +hat is
the minimum speed that the airplane can have in order to maintain circular (light,
A. 1"1.3 mBs
B. 51.0 mBs
C. 4..4 mBs
. 0).. mBs
1. A ..0 !g o%&ect is whirled in a vertical circle with a radius o( ".. m. /( the o%&ect
completes . revolutions in "0 seconds# what is the tension on the string when
the o%&ect is at the %ottom o( the circle,
A. 14.3 7
B. 30.4 7
C. )5.1 7
. 15.5 7
4. A ..0 !g o%&ect is whirled in a vertical circle with a radius o( 1.. m. -he tension
on the string at the top o( the circle is 3).". 7. +hat is the speed o( the o%&ect
at the top o( the circle,
A. ".. mBs
B. 3.0 mBs
C. ).. mBs
. ..0 mBs
5. A 00 !g man riding in a car travels through a dip in the road at 30 !mBh. /( the
radius o( the dip is 10 m# what is the apparent weight o( the man in the dip,
A. 11 7
B. .45 7
C. 000 7
. 1145 7
10. A ".0 @ 10
1.
!g o%&ect is located some distance (rom a 3.0 $ 10
1.
o%&ect. /( the
gravitational (orce %etween the two o%&ects is 1.0 $ 10
1.
7# what is the
separation distance %etween the centers o( mass,
A. )00 m
B. .00 m
C. 000 m
. 100 m
11. A car rounds a curve with a radius o( 40 m at a speed o( 50 !mBh. +hat is the
required coe((icient o( (riction %etween the road and the tires at this speed,
A. 0.40
B. 0.10
C. 0.00
. 0..0
1". 8ow does the gravitational (orce %etween two %owling %alls change as the
distance %etween their centers is (irst reduced to one hal( and then increased to
three times the original distance,
A. /t (irst %ecomes (our times as great and then one9ninth as great.
B. /t (irst %ecomes one9(ourth as great and then one9ninth as great.
C. /t (irst %ecomes (our times as great and then one third as great.
. /t (irst %ecomes twice as great and then three times as great.
13. +ho was the (irst scientist to see the connection %etween (alling o%&ects#
pro&ectiles and satellites in or%it ,
A. Aristotle
B. 6alileo
C. 3instein
. 7ewton
1). A man weighs 300 7 on the sur(ace o( 3arth. +hat will he weigh on a planet
that has (ive times the mass o( 3arth and twice the diameter o( 3arth,
A. ") 7
B. ")0 7
C. 31. 7
. 31.0 7
1.. -he (orce o( gravitational attraction %etween two o%&ects set ..0 $ 10
9.
m apart
is 4..310 7. /( one o( the o%&ects has (ive times the mass o( the other# what is
the mass o( the larger o%&ect,
A. 4.0 !g
B. 3".0 !g
C. )0.0 !g
. 0).0 !g
10. A ".0 $ 10
10
!g o%&ect is located )000 m (rom an 4.0 $ 10
10
!g o%&ect. A third
o%&ect o( mass ).0 $ 10
10
!g is placed %etween them. /( the third mass is
equally attracted to the other two masses# how (ar (rom the larger mass is the
third o%&ect located ,
A. 1000 m
B. 1333 m
C. "000 m
. "001m
11. +hich o( the (ollowing is true regarding gravitational (ield strength on 3arth.
A. /t is the same everywhere.
B. /t is greater on mountain tops.
C. /t is wea!er in valleys.
. /t varies with distance (rom the 3arth's center.
14. A planet with a diameter o( ".. $ 10
0
m has a gravitational (ield strength o(
"0.04 mBs
"
on its sur(ace. +hat is the mass o( the planet,
A. 0.". $ 10
"3
!g
B. 1.01 $ 10
")
!g
C. "..0 $ 10
")
!g
. 3.1. $ 10
")
!g

15. A satellite with a mass o( .00 !g circles the 3arth at an altitude o( 1000 !m
a%ove the sur(ace o( the 3arth. +hat is the speed o( the satellite in its or%it,
A. ..4 $ 10
90
mBs
B. ".0 $ 10
)
mBs
C. 1.5$ 10
3
mBs
. 1.) $ 10
3
mBs
"0. A satellite with a mass o( .00 !g circles 3arth with a radius o( or%it equal to 4.0
$ 10
1
m. +hat is the period o( or%it ,
A. 1.". $ 10
.
s
B. ".". $ 10
.
s
C. ".1. $ 10
.
s
. 3.". $ 10
.
s
Physics 20
"1. A trans(er o( energy in the (orm o( periodic distur%ance through a medium is
called a
A. wave.
B. period.
C. wavelength.
. watt.
"". 2ne comp1ete cycle o( a vi%rating o%&ect is called a

A. series.
B. circuit.
C. cycle.
. re(raction.
"3. -he time required (or one complete oscillation o( a vi%rating o%&ect is called
A. the (requency.
B. the periodic rate.
C. the period.
. one hert*.
"). -wo o%&ects vi%rate in simple# one dimensional motion at the same (requency
and in di((erent directions at the same time. -hese o%&ect are said to %e >>>>
with each other.
A. in phase
B. out o( phase
C. out o( (requency
. out o( velocity
".. A "0 cm wave in deep water travelling at 30 cmBs passes into shallow water
where its speed %ecomes "0 cmBs. +hat is the wavelength o( the wave in the
shallow water,
A. 1..cm
B. 13.3 cm
C. 1..0 cm
. 30.0 cm
"0. A wave traveling at )0 cmBs in deep water enters shallow water and slows to 30
cmBs. /( the re(racted angle is 30? what was the incident angle,
A. ""
o

B. 3"
o

C. )"
o

. ."
o

"1. -wo pendulums o( the same length are released (rom the same relative
positions at the same time. 2ne would e$pect them to oscillate with each other
A. in (requency.
B. in period.
C. in phase.
. out o( phase.
"4. A 0.". m long pendulum vi%rates "00 times in " minutes on planet /2CR. +hat
is the gravitational (ield strength (or planet /2CR,
A. 1".1 mBs
"

B. 14.5 mBs
"
C. "".0 mBs
"
. "1.) mBs
"
30 ignore. A mass o( ... !g is attached to a spring with a (orce constant o( "00
7Bm. +hat is the stretch created in the spring,

A. ".1. cm
B. 13.)5 cm
C. "0.15 cm
. 30.30 cm
31. A ..0 !g mass attached to spring with a (orce constant o( 1.0 7Bm 8ow many
complete %ounces could this spring ma!e in " minutes,
A. 54." times
B. 10).0 times
C. 1"3.5 times
. 130.4 times
3". A pinhole camera demonstrates the (act that light
A. can %e polari*ed.
B. can %e re(racted.
C. travels in straight lines.
. travels in all directions.
33. Particles in a transverse wave vi%rate
A. at right angles to the direction o( travel o( the wave.
B. 140
o
out o( phase with the direction o( travel o( the wave.
C. at a supplementary angle to the direction o( travel o( the wave.
. parallel to the direction o( travel o( the wave
3). +aves transmitted (rom a (aster to a slower medium will
A. decrease in wavelength.
B. increase in wavelength.
C. decrease in (requency.
. increase in (requency.
3.. A 30 cm tall o%&ect located ..0 m (rom a pin hole camera that is ..0 cm long will
produce

A. an erect 30 cm tall image.
B. an erect 0.3 cm tall image.
C. an inverted 0.3 cm tall image.
. an inverted 30 cm tall image.
30. -he Romer98uygen's method (or determining the speed o( light involves the
use o( light
A. passing through spaces in a toothed wheel.
B. (lashing (rom lanterns on distant hills.
C. re(lecting (rom rotating mirrors.
. traveling (rom Dupiter's moons.
31. Contrasting theories o( light were proposed %y
A. Eoung and :resnel
B. 8uygens and 7ewton
C. :oucault and 8uygens
. :oucault and :resnel
34. According to the particle theory o( light# when light passes (rom air into water#
re(raction occurs %ecause the light particles
A. attract each other.
B. repel each other.
C. slow down.
. speed up.
35. -he diagram %est represents the re(lection o( light according to
A. photon theory
B. 7ewton's theory
C. 8uygens'theory
. particle theory
)0. A light signal is sent (rom the 3arth to the <oon# a distance o( 3.1 $ 10
4
m.
Assuming that it is possi%le (or the light to %e re(lected %ac! to the same point
on 3arth# how much time is required (or the signal to travel to the <oon and
%ac!,
A. 0.43 s
B. 1."0 s
C. "..0 s
. 4.10 s
)1. A <ichelson type e$periment is conducted using a seven sided rotating mirror
that revolves at )10.1 revolutions per second. 8ow (ar away must the (i$ed
mirror %e placed in order that light will stri!e the same mirror sur(ace on return
that it hit on the way to the (i$ed mirror,
A. .1.) !m
B. 11.1 !m
C. 10".4 !m
. 1.)." !m
)". -he image (ormed in a plane mirror is
A. the same si*e as the o%&ect# erect and virtual.
B. the same si*e as the o%&ect# erect and real.
C. smaller than the o%&ect# erect and virtual
. smaller than the o%&ect# inverted and virtual.
).. A stationary whistle %as a (requency o( .00 8* and the speed o( sound is 3)0
mBs. +hat is the apparent (requency heard %y an o%server who is moving
away (rom the whistle at )0 mBs,
A. ))1 8*
B. ))1 8*
C. ..5 8*
. .01 8*
)0. A moving whistle has a (requency o( .00 8* and the speed o( sound is 3)0
mBs. +hat is the apparent (requency heard %y a stationary o%server# when the
whistle is moving towards the o%server at )0 mBs,
A. ))1 8*
B. ))1 8*
C. ..5 8*
. .01 8*
)1. A ..0 cm tall o%&ect is located 10 cm in (ront o( a conve$ mirror with a radius o(
curvature equal to 00 cm. +hat is the image si*e,
A. F 1..0 cm
B. F 3.1. cm
C. 93.1. cm
. 91..0 cm
)4. A 1.. cm tall o%&ect is located "0 cm in (ront o( a concave mirror with a (ocal
length o( 10 cm. +hat is the image site,
A. F1..0 cm
B. F 1.. cm
C. 91.. cm
. 91..0 cm
)5. A ..0 cm o%&ect is located "0 cm (rom the (ocus o( a concave mirror with a
radius o( curvature equal to 00 cm. An erect image is produced. +hat is the
distance to the image,
A. 91. cm
B. 9). cm
C. 900 cm
. 91. cm
.0. An o%&ect located in (ront o( a concave mirror with a radius o( curvature equal to
)0 cm produces an erect image that is (ive times as large as the o%&ect. +hat
is the o%&ect distance,
A. 4 cm
B. 10 cm
C. ")cm
. 3" cm
.1. An o%&ect located "0 cm. m (ront o( a curved mirror produces an erect image 00
cm. (rom the mirror. +hat is the radius o( curvature (or the mirror ,
A. F 00 cm
B. F30 cm
C. 930 cm
. 900 cm
.". A (isherman attempts to spear a (ish which is in the water several m away (rom
the %oat. Gnowing that light re(racts when moving (rom water into air# you tell
the (isherman to aim
A. a%ove the (ish.
B. %elow the (ish.
C. straight at the (ish.
. to right side o( the (ish.
.3. /n the diagram a wave traveling (rom air to denser medium is represented %y an
incident ray. -he most li!ely distri%utions o( the wave energy would %e in the
directions o( arrows
A. 1 and "
B. 1 and )
C. . and "
. . and 3
.). /n the diagram# i( the inde$ o( re(raction (or quart* is 1.54# the angle o(
re(raction is

A. 13.5
o
B. "0.1?
C. )3.3
o
. .5.1?
... -he technology o( (i%er optics i( possi%le due to
A. the wave nature o( light.
B. the e((ect o( total internal re(lection.
C. the e((ect o( re(raction in glass.
. the slow speed o( light in glass.
.0. -otal internal re(lection can occur when light passes (rom one medium to
another
A. which has a lesser inde$ o( re(raction.
B. which has a greater inde$ o( re(raction.
C. which has the same inde$ o( re(raction.
. at less than the critical angle.
.1. According to wave theory# the speed o( light in a glass plate with a re(ractive
inde$ o( 1.40 is
A. 1.1 $ 10
4
mBs
air medium
1
)
" 3
.
incident
ray
"1
o
air
quart*
B. "." $ 10
4
mBs
C. ).0$ 10
4
mBs
. ..) $ 10
4
mBs
.4. Ase the (ollowing list to answer the question.
/ concave mirror
// conve$ mirror
/// concave lens
/H conve$ lens
/( one wishes to use an optical instrument to start a (ire# one would use either
A. / or ///
B. / or /H
C. // or ///
. // or /H
.5. /n order to pro&ect a slide on a screen 3.0 m away# one should ad&ust a lens#
with a (ocal length o( 10 cm# to %e (rom the slide.
A. 10.3 cm
B. 5.1 cm
C. .." cm
. ".0 cm
00. Eou wal! towards a plain mirror at 0.0 mBs. Eou are approaching your image at
the rate o(
A. 0.3 mBs
B. 0.0 mBs
C. 1." mBs
. ".) mBs
01. ;ight travels at ".1 $ 10
4
mBs in su%stance A and at ".1 $ 10
4
mBs in su%stance
B. +hat is the critical angle (or light traveling (rom su%stance A into su%stance
B ,
A. 31?
B. )1
o
C. .1
o

. 01?
0". A 0.0 cm o%&ect is located "0 cm (rom a concave lens with a (ocal length o( 30
cm. +hat is the si*e o( the image produced,
A. 91."cm
B. 93.0cm
C. F3.0cm
. F1." cm
03. A 0.0 cm a%&ect is located "0 cm .(rom a conve$ lens with a (ocal length o( )
cm. +hat is the si*e o( the image produced,
A. F3.0cm
B. F1.. cm
C. 91.. cm
. 93.0cm
0). A "0.0 cm o%&ect located )0 cm (rom a conve$ lens produces an inverted image
that is 100 cm tall. /( the o%&ect is moved 00 cm (urther (rom the lens# what is
the si*e o( the image produced,
A. 9"0 cm
B. 910 cm
C. F 10cm
. F"0 cm
0.. An o%&ect located in (ront o( a lens with a (ocal length o( 00 cm produces an
erect image that is 1B. the si*e o( the o%&ect. +hat is the image distance,
A. 9") cm
B. 9)4 cm
C. 91"0 cm
. 9")0 cm
00. -wo phenomena pertaining to light that require a wave model to e$plain them
areI
A. re(lection and re(raction
B. dispersion and a%sorption
C. polari*ation and inter(erence
. di((raction and re(lection
01. -he discovery o( PoissonJs spot supported the
A. wave model.
B. ether model.
C. particle model.
. corpuscular model.
04. ispersion is the term used to descri%e
A. the %ending o( separate %eams o( light as they pass through a medium.
B. the e((ect produced when light stri!es a coarse sur(ace.
C. the propagation o( light in a straight line.
. the separation o( white light into its colors.
05. ;ight waves o( di((erent colors have di((erent
A. speeds.
B. amplitudes.
C. (requencies.
. energy intensities.
10. An o%&ect that re(lects equally all wavelengths o( light appear
A. white.
B. red.
C. violet.
. %lac!.
11. A %oy wears a white shirt with green stripes. +hen the shirt is illuminated with
red light# the shirt appears to %eI
A. white with green stripes.
B. white with red stripes.
C. white with %lac! stripes.
. red with %lac! stripes.
1". A %eam o( light is directed towards a sheet o( clear plastic capa%le o( polari*ing
light in the vertical plane. 7o light appears to pass through the polari*ing
sheet. /t can %e concluded that the
A. plastic sheet must have re(lected the %eam o( light %ac! to the source.
B. polari*ing plastic sheet cannot transmit light.
C. %eam o( light must have come (rom a polari*ed light %ul% (ilament.
. %eam o( light must %e polari*ed in the hori*ontal plane
13. +hen monochromatic light is directed at a dou%le slit o( separation 1.1. $ 10
9)

m# the distance %etween the centers o( the (i(th %right line and the (i(th dar! line
is 1."1 cm. /( the screen is 0.00 m away# the wavelength o( the light is
A. 104 nm
B. ")3 nm
C. )41 nm
. 51) nm
1). /( a di((raction grating with 3000 linesBcm gives a (irst order image at an angle o(
10.0? on a screen ..00 m away# the wavelength o( the light used is
A. 3"4 nm
B. ."3 nm
C. .15 nm
. 554 nm
1.. /n the diagram# =
1
and =
"
produce waves with a wavelength o( 4.0 cm. -hese
waves are in phase when they leave =
1
and =
"
. -he waves at point P will show
A. standing waves.
B. destructive inter(erence.
C. constructive inter(erence.
. that harmonics are possi%le.

3" cm )) cm
=
"
=
1
P