Lenses

Question 1

Which statement describes characteristics of a concave lens?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A concave lens diverges light and curves inward.

Question 2

Byron draws a ray diagram to show how an image is produced by a lens.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The image should be smaller than the object.

Question 3

Which diagram best represents a convex lens?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A biconvex lens.

Question 4

When using the magnification equation, a value greater than 1 as the solution for M indicates that the image is

Revolt · Accepted Answer

larger than the object.

Question 5

A ray diagram shows an object placed in front of a concave lens beyond 2F. Which are characteristics of the image that is produced?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

upright and smaller than the object

Question 6

A ray diagram is shown.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

X

Question 7

A ray diagram without the produced image is shown.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

smaller than the object and upright

Question 8

Alexis is studying how lenses work. She looks through a magnifying glass and through the peephole of a door.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The lens in the magnifying glass can produce both upright and inverted images, but the lens in the peephole can produce only upright images.

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