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Unit 14 Unit test
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Name: ____________________________ ( ) Total marks: 50 marks

Class: ____________________________ Time: 35 min

Note:
1 Attempt ALL questions.
2 Write your answers in the spaces provided on the Answer Sheet.

A True or false questions (5 marks, 1 mark each)

Write ‘T’ for a true statement and ‘F’ for a false statement.

1 When light enters a medium from another medium, it must bend towards or away
from the normal.
2 Mirrors are used in solar power stations to help collect thermal energy.
E3 When total internal reflection occurs, there is no refracted ray.
E4 Convex lenses can form erect and diminished images.
5 Ice does not emit infrared radiation.

B Multiple-choice questions (10 marks, 1 mark each)

1 In the following diagram, a light ray hits a water surface from air.

50 air
water

Which of the following are the possible sizes for the angle of reflection and the
angle of refraction respectively?
Angle of reflection Angle of refraction
A 40 29
B 40 61
C 50 29
D 50 61

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Directions: Questions 2 and 3 refer to the following photo, which shows the cross vel
section of the stem of a plant being observed under a light microscope.
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2 Which of the following optical devices is used in a light microscope for forming
the magnified image?
A Prism
B Concave lens
C Convex lens
D Plane mirror

3 Which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation does the light

microscope make use of to form the above image?
A Visible light
B Ultraviolet radiation
C X-rays
D Gamma rays

E4 The diagram below shows some tomatoes at different growing stages. A tomato
gradually changes from green to yellow, then to red when it is ripening (成熟).

green ripening
tomato

red ripened
tomato

Which of the following statements best describes the colour change of a tomato?
A A ripened tomato absorbs less green light than a ripening tomato.
B A ripened tomato reflects more red light than a ripening tomato.
C A ripened tomato emits red light but a ripening tomato does not.
D A ripened tomato can change green light into red light.

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E5 A light ray enters a semicircular air cavity from glass. Which of the following ray vel
diagrams show(s) the possible path(s) of the light ray?
(1) (2)
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air air
glass glass

(3)

air
glass

A (1) only
B (3) only
C (1) and (2) only
D (1), (2) and (3)

E6 Which of the following statements about refractive index are correct?

(1) Diamond has a very high refractive index.
(2) Refractive index of oil is higher than that of air.
(3) The refractive index of a medium determines how light bends when it enters
that medium from air.
A (1) and (2) only
B (1) and (3) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)

E7 Which of the following ray diagrams is correct?

A B

F’ F
F’ F

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F’ F

E8 When sunlight (white light) enters a water droplet in the sky, it undergoes a
series of changes in direction as shown below.

white light

A
B

Which of the following statements are correct?

(1) The white light travels at 300 000 000 m s-1 in a vacuum.
(2) If light ray A represents violet light, light ray B may represent green light.
(3) Light ray A represents light which has a longer wavelength compared to
light ray B.
A (1) and (2) only
B (1) and (3) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)

9 Which of the following is/are the application(s) of ultraviolet radiation?

(1) Lighting
(2) Sterilizing drinking water
(3) Medical imaging
A (1) only
B (2) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)

E 10 The right photo shows a swimming pool which appears to be shallower than it
actually is. Which of the following
accounts for this phenomenon?
A Reflection of light

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Total internal reflection of light
Absorption of colours of light by the water
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C Fill in the blanks (10 marks, 1 mark each)
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Complete the following sentences.
1 The word ‘AMBULANCE’ on an ambulance is a so that the driver of the car
in front can read the word correctly in the driving mirror.
E2 Light coming from an object placed at the b of a convex lens will not
converge after it passes through the lens. The image is formed at c .
3 People who have long sight cannot see d object clearly. They need to wear
spectacles made of e lenses to correct this kind of eye defect.
E4 f make use of total internal reflection to transmit data for
telecommunications.
E5 To compare the sizes of the image and the object, we can calculate the g of
the image. This value for a concave lens is always h than 1.
6 Objects at very high temperature emit i . This kind of electromagnetic
radiation is essential for human body in producing j .

D Questions (25 marks)

1 The ray diagram below shows two red light rays hitting two glass prisms
separately.

red light

glass prisms

a Draw normals at the points where the light rays hit the prisms. Then
complete the paths of the light rays on the same diagram to show how they
pass through the prisms. (3 marks)
b What type of lens, convex lens or concave lens, is this set-up similar to?
Explain briefly. (2 marks)
c State ONE application of the type of lens stated in the answer of b.
(1 mark)
d How can we use these two prisms to make a set-up which is similar to the
type of lens not chosen in b? Draw a ray diagram of the new set-up on the

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E2 The table below shows the colour of an object when it is shone by different vel
colours of light.
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Colour of object in
Colour of light
the colour of light
Red Black
Yellow Green
Magenta Blue
a What is the colour of the object in white light? Explain your answer.
(5 marks)
b What is the colour of the object if it is shone by cyan light? (1 mark)

3 Mary sees a picture on the wall when she looks into a plane mirror in front of her
as shown below.

plane mirror picture

on wall
0.9 m 1.5 m

Mary

a The following ray diagram is drawn to show how a light ray from point X
on the picture enters Mary’s eye. However, there are some mistakes in the
diagram. Point out TWO of the mistakes. (2 marks)

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image of
picture

b State TWO properties of the image of the picture. (2 marks)

c The distance between Mary’s eye and the plane mirror is 0.9 m, while the
horizontal distance between her eye and the picture is 1.5 m.
What is the horizontal distance between Mary’s eyes and the image of the
picture? Show your calculations. (2 marks)
d Draw TWO light rays on the answer sheet to show how Mary sees the
whole picture in the mirror. Draw the image formed by the mirror.
(4 marks)

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Name: ____________________________ ( ) Marks: _______/50

Class: ____________________________

A True or false questions (5 marks, 1 mark each)

1 __________ 2 __________ 3 __________ 4 __________ 5 __________

B Multiple-choice questions (10 marks, 1 mark each)

1 __________ 2 __________ 3 __________ 4 __________ 5 __________

6 __________ 7 __________ 8 __________ 9 __________ 10 __________

C Fill in the blanks (10 marks, 1 mark each)

a ______________________________ b ______________________________

c ______________________________ d ______________________________

e ______________________________ f ______________________________

g ______________________________ h ______________________________

i ______________________________ j ______________________________

D Questions (25 marks)

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A True or false questions (5 marks, 1 mark each)
1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 F

B Multiple-choice questions (10 marks, 1 mark each)

1 A 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 B
6 D 7 A 8 A 9 B 10 B

C Fill in the blanks (10 marks, 1 mark each)

a laterally inverted b principal focus
c infinity d near
e convex f Optical fibres
g magnification h smaller / less
i ultraviolet radiation j vitamin D

D Questions (25 marks)

1 a

Correct refracted rays 2×1m

Correct normals 1m
b Concave lens. 1m
It is because the two parallel light rays diverge after passing
through the set-up. 1m
c Being used to make spectacles for short sight. /
Being installed in peepholes.
(Any one; accept other reasonable answers.) 1m

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Correct position and orientation of prisms 1m

Correct refracted rays 2×1m

2 a Cyan. 1m
The object appears black in red light. This indicates that it
absorbs red light. 1m
The object appears green in yellow light. This indicates that it
reflects green light. 1m
The object appears blue in magenta light. This indicates that it
reflects blue light. 1m
The object is cyan in white light as it reflects both green and
blue light while absorbs red light. 1m
b Cyan. 1m

3 a The size of the image of picture is not the same as the object. /
The image distance of the image of picture is not the same as
the object distance. /
Light ray behind the mirror should be drawn with dotted line. /
Image of picture should be drawn with dotted lines. /
The light ray should come from the picture, not from Mary’s
eye.
(Any two) 2×1m
b Virtual / erect / laterally inverted / same size as the object /
image distance the same as object distance.
(Any two) 2×1m
c Distance between Mary’s eye and the image of the picture
= distance between Mary’s eye and the mirror + image distance
= 0.9 + (0.9 + 1.5) 1m
= 3.3 m 1m

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Correct light rays coming from both ends of the picture. 2×1m
Correct image 1m
Correct extended lines of reflected rays 1m

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