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1

A lens that is thinner in the middle than it is at the edges will be a converging lens.
A)True
B)False
2

A plano-concave lens has a virtual focus.
A)True
B)False
3

Both surfaces of a converging meniscus lens should be reckoned as positive, according to convention.
A)True
B)False
4

Virtual images are formed on the same side of the lens as the object.
A)True
B)False
5

The overall magnification of a compound optical instrument is equal to the product of the magnifications of the component lenses.
A)True
B)False
6

Chromatic aberration is a lens defect in which the extreme rays are brought to a focus nearer the lens than those rays entering near the optical center of the lens.
A)True
B)False
7

According to convention, the object distance is reckoned as negative when it is measured to a virtual object.
A)True
B)False
8

All images formed by diverging lenses are virtual, diminished, and erect.
A)True
B)False
9

In a simple microscope, the greatest magnification occurs as the object gets closer and closer to the lens surface.
A)True
B)False
10

Whenever the object is beyond the focal point of a converging lens, the magnification will always be negative.
A)True
B)False
11

Images formed from real objects by diverging lenses are always
A)virtual
B)enlarged
C)inverted
D)real
12

A diverging lens may not have
A)a negative focal length
B)a positive focal length
C)one plane surface
D)one convex surface
13

For a compound microscope, the image formed by the eyepiece is
A)real
B)inverted
C)erect
D)diminished
14

A negative magnification always means that the image is
A)erect
B)real
C)virtual
D)inverted
15

Which of the following is not characteristic of images formed by real objects located inside the focal point of a converging lens?
A)Virtual
B)Erect
C)Real
D)Enlarged
16

A meniscus lens has a convex surface of curvature 20 cm and a concave surface of curvature -30 cm. If the lens is constructed from glass (n = 1.5), the focal length will be
A)-4 cm
B)+4 cm
C)-120 cm
D)+120 cm
17

An object is located 10 in. from a thin converging lens whose focal length is 30 in. The image distance is approximately
A)-7.5 in.
B)+7.5 in.
C)15 in.
D)-15 in.
18

A diverging meniscus lens has a focal length of -20 cm. If the lens is held 10 cm from the object, the magnification is
A)-0.667
B)+0.667
C)-2
D)+2
19

A plano-convex lens is ground from glass (n = 1.5). If the focal length is to be 20 cm, the radius of the curved surface should be
A)10 cm
B)20 cm
C)30 cm
D)40 cm
20

A 6-ft-high image is projected on a screen located 40 ft from a converging lens. If the object size is 0.2 ft, the focal length must be
A)0.736 ft
B)1.29 ft
C)1.38 ft
D)2.79 ft
21

Images formed by diverging lenses are always , , and in size.
22

The of a lens is the distance from the optical center of the lens to either focus.
23

An object at a distance beyond twice the focal length of a convex lens forms an image that is , , and in size.
24

The object distance and the image distance are considered for real images and objects and for virtual images and objects.
25

A positive magnification means that the image is , and a negative magnification means the image is .
26

Three examples of converging lens are , , and .
27

A converging lens is in the middle than at the edges, whereas a diverging lens is in the middle.
28

A ray parallel to the axis passes through the of a converging lens or appears to come from the of a diverging lens.
29

A(n) image is formed on the same side of the lens as the object; a(n) image is formed on the opposite side.
30

A ray that passes through the of a lens will not be deviated.







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