Light and Wave

Class-test

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Time :40minutes

Red light travelling in glass strikes a glass-air boundary. Some light is reflected and some is refracted. Which diagram
correctly shows the reflection and refraction?

In the diagram, XY is a converging (convex) lens.

Points labelled F are one focal length from the lens and points labelled 2F are two focal lengths from the lens. If an object
is placed at O, at which point is the image of its base formed?

What happens to light as it passes from glass into air?

A
B
C
D

Its frequency decreases because its speed decreases.

Its frequency increases because its speed increases.
Its wavelength decreases because its speed decreases.
Its wavelength increases because its speed increases.

A swimming pool is lit by a lamp in the bottom of the pool. The directions of three rays from the lamp are shown.
Which of the marked angles is the critical angle for the light?

A ray of light is incident on one side of a rectangular glass block.

Its path is plotted through the block and out through another side.
Which path is not possible?

Light rays are deviated by a prism.

The deviation angle d is measured for light rays of different frequency, including blue light and red light.
Which graph is correct?

The diagram shows a patient having her eyes tested. A chart with letters on it is placed behind her and she sees the chart
reflected in a plane mirror.

How far away from the patient does the chart seem to be?
A
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2m

4m

5m

7m

Three students stand 2 m apart in front of a plane mirror which is 3 m long.

Student Y is standing opposite the mid-point of the mirror.

How many students can see the images of the other two?
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A
0
B
1
C
2
The diagram shows the image of a clock in a plane mirror.

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What time is shown?

A
02:25
B
02:35
C
An object placed in front of a plane mirror at O produces an image at I.

09:25

09:35

If the object moves towards the mirror in the direction shown by the arrow, in which direction does the image move?

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The diagram shows the waves in a ripple tank in which the water in parts P and Q is of different depths.

How do the wavelengths and the speeds V1 and V2 of the waves compare in P and in Q?

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13

A wave source of frequency 1000 Hz emits waves of wavelength 0.10m.

How long does it take for the waves to travel 2500m?
A
2.5 s
B
4.0 s
C
25 s
D
100 s
The diagram shows part of a spring that is shaken from side to side to produce a wave.

The distance between successive peaks is 0.60 m and the frequency is 2.5 Hz.
How long does it take for a wave to travel 3.0 m along the spring?
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A
0.20 s
B
0.50 s
C
2.0 s
D
5.0 s
A vertical stick is dipped up and down in water at P. In two seconds, three wave crests are produced on the surface of the
water.

Which statement is true?

A
B
C
D

Distance X is the amplitude of the waves.

Distance Y is the wavelength of the waves.
Each circle represents a wavefront.
The frequency of the waves is 3Hz.

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Water waves travel more slowly in shallow water than in deep water.
Which diagram shows what will happen to plane waves in deep water when they enter shallow water?

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The diagram shows a wave.

How many wavelengths are there between X and Y?

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If a wave of velocity c is of frequency F and wavelength , then for a wave of velocity 2c, the frequency and wavelength
could be

A
B
C
D

Frequency

Wavelength

2F
F/2
F/2
F

2
2

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Which line gives an example of a longitudinal wave and describes its vibrations?

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The diagram shows how displacement varies with time as a wave passes a fixed point.

What is the frequency of this wave?

A 0.25 Hz B

0.50 Hz

1.0 Hz

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For infra-red radiation, shiny surfaces are

A
good absorbers and good emitters.
B
good absorbers and poor emitters.
C
poor absorbers and good emitters.
D
poor absorbers and poor emitters.

21

X-rays, visible light and radio waves are all part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
What is the correct order of increasing wavelength?

22

Which type of wave is used to send telephone signals to and from a satellite?
A
infra-red waves
B
light waves
C
microwaves
D
sound waves

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Which does not normally use infra-red radiation?

A
electric grill
B
intruder alarm
C
television remote controller
D
sunbed

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Which statement is true for all electromagnetic waves?

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2.0 Hz

A
They are longitudinal.
B
They can be seen.
C
They have the same frequency in air.
D
They travel at the same speed in a vacuum.
A ray of light is incident on one side of a rectangular glass block, so that the angle of refraction is 40 in the glass. Which
diagram correctly shows a possible path of this ray? [The critical angle for glass is 42.]

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27

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For a certain parallel-sided glass block, the value of sin i/ sin r

is 1.50. A ray of light passes through the block and emerges at an angle of 60 to the surface of the block.

What is the value of the angle marked X ?

A
19.5
B
35
C
40
D
48.5
A ray of red light enters a semi-circular glass block normal to the curved surface.
Which of the following correctly shows the partial reflection and refraction of the ray?

A ray of light enters a glass block at an angle of incidence i producing an angle of refraction r in the glass.

Several different values of i and r are measured, and a graph is drawn of sin i against sinr. Which graph is correct?

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In which diagram is the path of the light ray not correct?

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What causes refraction when light travels from air into glass?

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A
The amplitude of the light waves changes.
B
The colour of the light changes.
C
The frequency of the light waves changes.
D
The speed of the light changes.
The diagram shows the direction of movement of a wavefront XY in medium 1 and, later, in medium 2.

How do the speed and frequency of the wave change when the wavefront passes into medium 2?

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Water waves change direction when they move from shallow water to deep water.

What is the name of this effect?

A
diffraction
B
dispersion
C
reflection
D
refraction
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A vibrator sends ripples across the surface of water. They run closer together as they travel further from the vibrator.This
shows that the ripples
A
B
C
D

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35

decrease in frequency.
increase in frequency.
slow down.
speed up.

A surf-board moves at a speed of 5 m/s on the crest of a wave. The distance between wave crests is 10 m. What is the
frequency of the wave motion?
A
0.5Hz
B
2Hz
C
5Hz
D
10 Hz
The diagram shows waves set up in a rope by a student moving the free end up
and down at a steady rate.

What is the wavelength of the waves shown, and what will be the wavelength when the student doubles the frequency at
which the free end is moved up and down?

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A set of straight water ripples in a ripple tank travels over a thick, triangular perspex sheet. Which diagram shows the wave
pattern?

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The diagram represents some of the main parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.

What are the numbered parts?

A
B
C
D
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2
3
ultraviolet visible light
visible light
ultraviolet
ultraviolet X-rays
ultraviolet radio waves

4
X-rays
X-rays
radio waves
X-rays

A flash of lightning and the corresponding thunder clap are detected 6 s apart. It is calculated that the lightning struck about
1800 m away. On which assumption is the calculation based?
A
B
C
D

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1
radio waves
radio waves
visible light
visible light

Light reaches us almost instantaneously, but sound travels at 300 m / s.

Light travels 300 m / s faster than sound.
Sound reaches us almost instantaneously, but light travels at 300 m / s.
The sound of the thunder was emitted 6 s after the flash.

The diagram shows a ray of light entering a block of glass.

Which numbered angles are the angles of incidence and of refraction?

40

The diagram shows a water wave in a ripple tank.

The wave has a speed of 12 cm/s at R. The wave crosses a boundary PQ where the distance between crests changes from
3.0 cm to 1.5 cm. What is the velocity of the wave at point S?
A
B
C
D

3.0 cm/s
6.0 cm/s
12 cm/s
24 cm/s
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