PART 0NE: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (20 points)

CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER

1. Disturbance in a medium or vacuum that carries energy and information is called
a. Wave
b. Energy
c. Matter
d. Heat
2. Waves that need medium for their propagation are called
a. seismic waves
b. Mechanical waves
c. Electromagnetic waves
d. Longitudinal waves
3. Number of waves generated during one second is known as
a. Frequency
b. Period
c. Amplitude
d. None
4. Si unit of amplitude is
a. Second
b. Hertz
c. Meter
d. Meter/ second
5. …………………………………………. Waves , particles vibrate parallel in the line with
direction of wave motion
a. Transverse
b. Longitudinal
c. Mechanical
d. None
6. Ray of light that is reflected back from the shiny surface is known as
a. Incident ray
b. Reflected ray
c. Normal
d. Angle of deviation
7. Number of images formed by more than one plane mirror depends on
a. Distance between the mirrors
b. Angle between the mirror
c. Both a and b
d. Non
8. Imaginary line that passé through the center of curvature and the pole is called
a. Normal
b. Straight line
c. Principle axis
d. Radius
 9. ………………………………………………… is the center of reflecting surface
a. Pole
b. Radius
c. Focus
d. Focal length
10. ………………………………. Is a device used to see behind the obstacles, it is made up of two
plane mirrors placed at an angle of 45˚
a. Concave mirror
b. Convex mirror
c. Parabolic mirror
d. Periscope

PART TWO: DIRECT QUESTIONS (10 points)

DO ALL THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
1. If a ray of light strikes a plane mirror normalcy the angle of incidence is 0˚
……………………………(true/false) ( 2 points)
2. The figure below shows a ray of light incident on mirror at x, The incident ray makes an angle of
50° with the surface of the mirror.
a. Complete the figure to show the normal line and the reflected ray at X. ( 2 points)

b. State the values of the

Angle of incidence………………………………………………… ( 1 points)
Angle of incidence………………………………………………… ( 1 points)
3. An object is in front of concave mirror 10cm away from it, if its image is also 10cm away from it
calculate focal length of that object using mirror equation
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4. Define wavelength
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