SHS Physics · Year 1
Mirrors, Reflection and Refraction practice questions
Laws of reflection, plane and spherical mirrors, the mirror formula, magnification and refraction.
25 questions in this topic: 10 recall, 10 applying skills and concepts and 5 strategic thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.
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- Question 1Strategic thinking
A ray strikes a plane mirror at an angle of incidence of 35 degrees. The angle of reflection is
- a35 degrees
- b55 degrees
- c70 degrees
- d145 degrees
- Question 2Recall
A concave mirror is a spherical mirror whose reflecting surface is the
- ainner surface
- bouter surface
- cflat surface
- dback surface
- Question 3Recall
A convex mirror is a spherical mirror whose reflecting surface is the
- aouter surface
- binner surface
- cflat surface
- dshaded surface
- Question 4Skills & concepts
The point on a spherical mirror where the principal axis meets the mirror is called the
- apole
- bcentre of curvature
- cprincipal focus
- dnormal
- Question 5Skills & concepts
The focal length of a spherical mirror is related to the radius of curvature by
- af = R/2
- bf = 2R
- cf = R
- df = R squared
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