JPN Pahang Physics Module

Chapter 5: Light Easy Success

SECTION B: STRUCTURED QUESTION

Diagram 1 shows a cat’s eye fixed into a road to help drivers when it is dark or foggy.

(a) What is meant by critical angle?

Tick ( √ ) the correct answer in the box provided.

The angle of incidence when the angle of refraction is 90o .

The angle of incidence when the incident ray is totally reflected.

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(b) Based on diagram 1 what happen to the light ray after passing point B?

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(b) Based on diagram 1 how does the cat’s eye help the driver?

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2. Diagram 2.1 and Diagram 2.2 show an identical pencil is immersed in the distilled water and sea
water respectively.

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Pencil

Sea water
Distilled
water

DIAGRAM 2.1 DIAGRAM 2.2

Based on Diagram 2.1 and Diagram 2.2,

(a) compare the bending of the pencil

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(b) compare the density of distilled water and the sea water

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(c) state the relationship between the density of water with the bending of the pencil

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(d) Based on Diagram 2.1, compare the size of the observed pencil inside and outside the
distilled water

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(e) Name the phenomenon shown in Diagram 2.1 and Diagram 2.2

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3. Diagram 3.2 shows the formation of the image of an object by a lens X. In Diagram
3.3, another lens, Y, is used to form the image of the same object.

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Lens X

Object

Image

Diagram 3.2

Lens Y
Object
Image

Diagram 3.3
(a) (i) State the light phenomenon that takes place in the endoscope.

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(ii) State two advantages of using a fibre optic cable.
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(b) For each case, compare;
(i) the size of the object and the size of the image

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(ii) the object distance and the image distance

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(c) (i) Compare the focal length of lens X and lens Y.

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(ii) Compare the thickness of lens X and lens Y.

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(d) Relate the focal length with the thickness of the lens.

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4. Diagram 4 shows an object, O with height 2 cm placed on the left side of a convex lens,
X. The focal length of the convex lens is 10 cm.

(a) In Diagram 8 draw the ray path from the object to form an image.
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(b) State the characteristics of the image formed.

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(c) If the object is placed at a distance 30 cm from the lens, calculate:

(i) the image distance.

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(ii) Linear magnification.

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