2018 Physics Middle Year Exam For 3.

Based on the following phenomena, which doesn’t happened light

refraction?
Science Stream (SPM) A. A bowl filled with water and the water level observed becomes
Name: ( ) Marks: /100% shallow
Chapter 1 & 2 & 3 Duration: 2 Hours B. Sunny day saw "white clouds fluttering in the water"
C. The pencil put into the water at one end looks broken on the water
Section A: Objective Question. (52%) D. A beam of light go through a transparent plastic
Instruction: Choose the correct answer by circle A, B, C or D.
4. The critical angle for total internal reflection at a diamond-air interface
1. Clouds float in the blue sky, and fish swim freely in the calm and clear is 25°. Suppose light is incident at an angle of Ө with the normal. Total
pond. The man looks in the pond as if the fish swims in the white clouds. internal reflection will occur if the incident medium is:
Which the following statement is correct about the fish and white clouds A. air and Ө>25° B. diamond and Ө>25°
that people see. C. air and Ө<25° D. diamond and Ө<25°
A. The fish is the real images, white clouds are the virtual images formed
by the reflection of light. 5. What is the frequency of light in water (n=1.33) whose wavelength in
B. The fish is the real images, white clouds are the virtual images formed air is 650nm?
by the refraction of light. A. 217THz B. 347 THz C. 462 THz D.614 THz
C. The fish are the virtual images formed by the reflection of light, and
the white clouds are the virtual images formed by the refraction of light. 6. A beam of light travelling from glass (n=1.517) to medium A whose
D. The fish are the virtual images formed by the refraction of light, and refractive index is 2.417 at an angle of incidence of 20°. Determine the
the white clouds are the virtual images formed by the reflection of light. value of angle of refraction.
A. 12.4° B. 33.02° C. 8.135° D. 0.1229°
2. Use an air gun to shoot the fish in the water. To increase the hit rate,
need to aim for: 7. A beam of light from air strikes on a surface of Citrine. What is the
A. the fish we see speed of light in Citrine (n=1.55)? *The wavelength of light in air is
B. a little bit above the fish we see 90nm.
C. a little bit below the fish we see A. 5.82×1017 B. 1.94×108 C. 3×108 D.1.39×10-14
D. a little bit right side the fish we see
8. According to question 7, calculate the frequency of light in Citrine.
A. 3.34×106 B. 1.39×1014 C. 5.82×1017 D. 1.13×1026

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9. The phenomenon by which the incident light falling on a surface is sent 15. An object placed 2m from a plane mirror is shifted by 0.5 m away
back into the same medium is known as ________. from the mirror. What is the distance between the object and its image?
A. polarization B. reflection A. 2 m B. 1.5 m
C. refraction D. absorption C. 5 m D. 3 m

10. When light is incident on a polished surface ___________ reflection takes 16. What is the value of Ө in the following diagram?
place.
A. regular B. irregular
C. diffused D. normal

11. The centre of the sphere of which the spherical mirror forms a part
is called ____________.
A. centre of curvature B. focus
C. pole D. vertex

12. A converging mirror is known as ________. A. 30o B. 45o

A. convex mirror B. plane mirror C. 90o D. 60o
C. concave mirror D. cylindrical mirror
17. An object of size 2.0 cm is placed perpendicular to the principal axis
13. The relation between the focal length and radius of curvature of a of a concave mirror. The distance of the object from the mirror equals to
mirror is _______. the radius of curvature. The size of the image will be ______________.
𝑓 A. 0.5 cm B. 1.5 cm
A. 2 + 1 = 𝑓 B. R + 2 = f
C. 1.0 cm D. 2.0 cm
C. 2f = R D. f = 2R
18. Which mirror has a wider field of view?
14. If the image formed by a concave mirror is virtual, erect and
A. Convex mirror B. Concave mirror
magnified, then the object is placed __________.
C. Plane mirror D. Cylindrical mirror
A. between the pole of the mirror and the focus
B. beyond the centre of curvature
19. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror and the angle of reflection
C. at the centre of curvature
is 50o. Calculate the deviation angle.
D. at the focus
A. 50o B. 25o
C. 80o D. 100o

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20. When an object is placed at the focus of a concave mirror, the image 27. Two thin lenses of power +5 D and -2 D are placed in contact with each
will be formed at ________. other. Focal length of the combination is?
A. infinity B. focus A. +3 m
C. centre of curvature D. pole B. -3 m
C. 0.33 m
21. Two plane mirror are inclined at an angle of 10°. How many real D. -0.33 m
image are form?
A. 0 B. 15
28. When a person uses a convex lens as a simple magnifying glass, the
C. 25 D. 35
object must be placed at a distance.
A. less than one focal length
22. A candle is placed between two plane mirrors with the distance of
B. more than one focal length
10cm. Find the distance between the third images that forms by the two
C. less than twice the focal length
mirrors.
D. more than twice the focal length
A. 20 B. 60
C. 120 D. 100
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23. Radius of curvature of a concave mirror is always _____ to the mirror.
A. parallel B. perpendicular
C. inclined at 60 o D. inclined at 45o

24. Which type of image that can be obtained on a screen?

A. Virtual B. Real
C. Diverging D. Converging

25. The inability of eye to see the objects clearly is called

A. clarity of image B. Defect of vision
B. blur image D. small image

26. Human eye acts like a:

A. Endoscope B. camera
B. Telescope D. microscope

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49. Section B: Subjective Question. (46%)
Instruction: Answer all the questions.

1. Figure 1 shows a person looking through a telescope T just sees the

point A on the rim at the bottom of a cylindrical vessel when the vessel
is empty. When the vessel is completely filled with a liquid (n = 1.5), he
observes a mark at the centre, B, of the vessel. What is the apparent
depth of point B if the diameter of the vessel’s cross-section is 10cm?

FIGURE 1:
50.

A
Answer and Calculation:

51.

52.

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2. Figure 2 shows a light ray strikes a homogeneous rectangular block of b) Find the lateral displacement which is the distance d between the
glass of thickness w at an angle i. The ray emerges at point B at an angle incident and emerging rays.
i'. Answer and Calculation:
FIGURE 2:

a) Find i' in terms of i and show that the emerging and incident rays are
parallel.
Answer and Calculation:

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c) When n1 = 1, n2 = 1.55, w = 3 cm and i = 32°, find the value of d) According to question (c), determine the time needed the light ray
apparent length of the glass. Hence calculate the speed of light in the travelling from A to B.
glass. Answer and Calculation:
Answer and Calculation:

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3. Figure 3 shows a light ray strikes at the surface of water. b) Based on figure 3, explain the two laws of refraction.
a) What should be the angle of incidence of a light ray incident through Answer and Calculation:
air on the boundary separating air from water so that the angle of
refraction is 30 °?(refractive index of air is 1 and that of water is 1.32)

FIGURE 3

Answer and Calculation:

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4. A beam of light horizontally strikes on a plane mirror, M in water as
shown as in figure 4. If the reflected ray from the mirror to be totally
internally reflected on the water-air surface, what is the angle between
the mirror and the horizontal? Given the critical angle for water is 51°,
compute the minimum incident angle on the plane mirror.
FIGURE 4:
5. A ray of light makes an angle of 10° with the normal to a plane mirror.
First the mirror is turned through 15°. Then the mirror continue turned
through 35°. Calculate the difference of the original incidence angle and
the incidence angle forms by the plane mirror after turned twice.

Answer and Calculation:

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6. An object is placed 2cm infront of the diverging mirror A. The two
diverging mirror that have the same radius of curvature which is 30 cm.
The distance of the two mirrors is 10 cm. The object is reflected onto the
diverging mirror A then reflected to the diverging mirror B. Hence,
calculate the distance between the two images. Describes the final image.
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7. A concave mirror is placed between two plane mirrors, plane mirror
A and B. The distance between the two plane mirrors is 50cm and the
concave mirror is located at the distance of 40 cm from the plane mirror
B. The concave mirror faces the plane mirror B and have the focal length
10cm. If an object is placed in front of the concave mirror 15cm, state the
characteristics of the image that forms by the plane mirror A.
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8. Diagram below shows a concave mirror with the focal length of 6cm. 9. An 2cm height object is placed 2 cm at the front of a convex mirror
Diagram shows two light rays from an object. Complete the reflecting which have the focal length 5cm. The concave mirror is located 6cm faces
rays of the two rays light. [4marks] the convex mirror. Hence draw the location of the concave mirror. Then,
draw the image under two reflection. [4marks]

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