Physics Revision assessment

Name: Year: Section:

Topic:Light 6 Date:
1 5 (a) A ray of light in air is incident on a glass block. The light changes direction.

State

(i) the name of this effect,

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(ii) the cause of this effect.

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(b) Fig. 5.1, drawn to full scale, shows a thin converging lens of focal length 3.5 cm.

1.0 cm lens

1.0 cm

Fig. 5.1

(i) On Fig. 5.1, mark each of the two principal focuses and label each with the letter F. [1]

(ii) An object O of height 4.4 cm is placed a distance of 7.5 cm from the lens.

On Fig. 5.1, draw rays from the tip of the object O to locate the image. Draw and label
the image. [3]

(iii) Determine the height of the image.

height of the image = ...........................................................[1]

(iv) State and explain whether the image is real or virtual.

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[Total: 8]
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23 A student investigates the refraction of light by a transparent block.

He uses his results to determine a quantity known as the refractive index of the material of the
block.

The student’s ray-trace sheet is shown full size in Fig. 3.1.

P1

P2
N
A B

D C

P4 P6

P5

P3

Fig. 3.1

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(a) The student places a transparent block ABCD near the centre of the ray-trace sheet, as
indicated in Fig. 3.1.

(i) Draw a normal at point N, extending above AB. Label the upper end of the normal with
the letter L.
Extend the normal downwards until it crosses line CD. Label the point at which it crosses
CD with the letter F. [1]

(ii) The student draws line EN as shown in Fig. 3.1.

On Fig. 3.1, measure the angle θ1 between the lines LN and EN.

θ1 = ..................................................... [1]

(b) The student places two pins, P1 and P2, on line EN, as shown in Fig. 3.1.

Suggest whether the two pins are a suitable distance apart for accurate ray tracing.
Explain your answer.

statement ..................................................................................................................................

explanation ...............................................................................................................................

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[1]

(c) The student views the images of P1 and P2 through the block.

He places two pins, P3 and P4, so that pins P3 and P4, and the images of P1 and P2, all
appear exactly one behind the other.

• Draw a line through P3 and P4, extending the line until it meets NF.
• Label the point at which this line meets NF with the letter G.
• Label the point at which this line crosses CD with the letter H.
• Draw a line joining points N and H.
[1]

(d) (i) Measure the length a of line NH.

a = ...................................................... cm

Measure the length b of line GH.

b = ...................................................... cm
[1]
a
(ii) Calculate a value n for the refractive index, using the equation n = .
b

n = ..................................................... [2]

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(e) The student repeats the above procedure for an angle θ2 = 40°.

He places two pins, P5 and P6, so that pins P5 and P6, and the images of P1 and P2, all
appear exactly one behind the other.

• Draw a line through pins P5 and P6. Extend the line until it meets GH.
• Label the point at which this line meets GH with the letter K.
• Label the point at which this line crosses CD with the letter R.

(i) Measure the angle α, where α is the smaller angle between lines RK and GH.

α = ..................................................... [1]

(ii) A student suggests that the angle α should be equal to the difference between the angle
θ2 from (e) and the angle θ1 from (a)(ii).

State whether your results support this suggestion. Justify your answer by reference to
your results.

statement ..........................................................................................................................

justification ........................................................................................................................

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[1]

(f) Suggest a precaution which should be taken to ensure accurate results in this type of
experiment.

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(g) Suggest why different students, all carrying out this experiment carefully, may not obtain
identical results.

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[Total: 11]

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air
glass
36 (a) A block is made from a particular type of glass.

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Fig. 6.1 shows light passing from air into the glass block.
NOT TO
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Fig. 6.1
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S C AL E
Using information from Fig. 6.1, calculate

(i) the refractive index of light in this type of glass,

Fig. 6.1

Using information from Fig. 6.1, calculate

(i) the refractive index of light in this type of glass,

refractive index = ................................................................. [3]

refractive index = ................................................................. [3]

(ii) the critical angle for light travelling in this type of glass.
(ii) the critical angle for light travelling in this type of glass.

critical angle = ................................................................. [2]

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critical angle = ................................................................. [2]
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(b) State one application of optical fibres. Draw a diagram that shows how an optical fibre is used
in this application.
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424 An object is placed in front of a thin converging lens.

The diagram shows the paths of two rays from the top of the object.

converging lens

object

An image of the object is formed on a screen to the right of the lens.

How does this image compare with the object?

A It is larger and inverted.

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B It is larger and the same way up. PMT

C It is smaller and inverted. 9

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smaller andat athe same of
speed way up.
3.0  108 m / s strikes the surface of a glass block and undergoes
5 Light
22 travelling
refraction as itatenters
a speedthe of 3.0  108 m / s strikes the surface of a glass block and undergoes
block.
refraction as it enters the block.
25 AThe remote-controlled
diagram showsvehicle a ray ofisthis
travelling on the
light before andsurface
after it of a planet.
enters The vehicle senses an
the block.
obstacle
The diagram ahead.
shows It sends
a ray aof radio message
this light beforeto
andtheafter
control roomthe
it enters from where it is being controlled.
block.
The control room is 2.4  106 km away from the vehicle. The control room sends a message back
to the vehicle telling it to stop.

What is the minimum time that elapses55!

55! between the vehicle sensing the obstacle and receiving
the message back from the control room?
gla ss block
A 8.0 ms B 16 ms C 8.0 s gla ss
D block
16 s
33!
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26 A sound wave is travelling outwards from a loudspeaker into the surrounding air.

Here are three statements.

What is the speed of light in the glass?
What is the
1 speed of pressure
The air light in the
is glass?
lower at a rarefaction compared with undisturbed air.
A 1.8  108 m density
/s PMT
A 1.8 2108The
m/s of the air is less at a compression compared with undisturbed air.
8
BB 2.0 3
2.0 1010mm
8The /s
/ sdistance from a compression to a rarefaction equals half a wavelength. PMT
9
8
CC 4.5
Which 
4.5 1010
8
mm
/ s/ about
statements
s
the sound wave are correct?
23 A D
narrow beam 8of white light passes through a prism
9 and is dispersed into a spectrum.
D
A 5.0 
5.0
1 and1010
8
mm
2 only/ s/ s B 1 and 3 only C 2 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3
6 A narrow beam of white light passes through a prism and is dispersed into a spectrum.
23
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a narrow beam
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a glass-air boundary.
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of the the light
emerges
emerges along
along the
the surface
surface of the
of the glass
glass andand
somesome is reflected
is reflected backback
into into the glass.
the glass.

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