Question 1
Question 2
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What is “the image distance for an object placed at infinity” for a lens or a mirror?
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Focal Length
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Radius of Curvature
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Transverse Magnification
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Near Point
Question 3
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A particular image of a real object (object distance > 0) produced by an optical device has a transverse magnification Mt = −2. Which pair of image characteristics below is not consistent with this value?
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Real and Inverted
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Virtual and Enlarged
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Inverted and Enlarged
Question 4
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If you take a picture of yourself with your phone’s camera while standing 2 m in front of of a focal length f = −2 m mirror, the camera will adjust itself to focus on an object how far away from it?
Question 5
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What does your eye adjust to produce sharp images of objects arranged at many different distances in front of it?
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Pupil diameter
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Lens index of refraction
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Lend radius
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Lens-retina distance
Question 6
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What property of light does not change as a laser pointer’s beam passes from air into water?
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Wavelength
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Speed
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Color
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Intensity
Question 7
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Suppose a single beam of green light(h = 510 nm) is split into equal amplitude components by having the light pass through two narrow slits. The intensity of either component by itself on a viewing screen(measured by covering the other component’s slit) is Io = 25 mW/m2. What is the intensity of both components together if the light from one slit travels 6885 nm further than that from the other slit?
Question 8
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The same setup is used as in the previous question except this time the green laser is swapped out for a red (theta = 650 nm) laser with the same power. What is the intensity of light in the "forward direction"' i.e., for theta= 0, on the viewing screen?
Question 9
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How does the distance of separation between bright dots using the green laser, delta yG compare to the separation using the red laser, delta yR Hint: angles are generally quite small for this application, so sin theta ~ tan theta ~ theta.
Question 10
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KMAN, the flagship radio station of the K-State Sports network, broadcasts at a frequency of 1350 kHz. What is the wavelength of KMAN's electromagnetic radio wave signal?
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4.5 mm
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4.09 km
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222 m
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.24 mm
Question 11
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A piccolo produces high pitch sounds mainly because of?
Question 12
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The optical analog of a loud piccolo would be?
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A bright red laser
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A dim violet laser
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A dim red laser
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A bright violet laser
Question 13
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Sound and light waves both exhibit all but one of the behaviors below. Which is the odd one out?
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Refraction
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Polarization
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Reflection
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Diffraction
Question 14
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Intensity is proportional to (amplitude)^2, and it decreases with separation from the source as 1/(distance)^2. Which types of waves follow these behaviors?
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Light and sound
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Only sound
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Only light
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Neither
Question 15
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Initially unpolarized light passed through three successive high quality Polaroid sheets. Sheets 2 and 3 have axes of polarizations with respect to that of the first polarizer of 45◦ and 90◦, respectively. What fraction of the initial intensity passes through all three sheets?
Question 16
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Similar to the previous question, initially unpolarized light passed through three successive high quality Polaroid sheets. This time the order of sheets 2 and 3 is flipped; and they have axes of polarizations with respect to that of the first polarizer of 90◦ and 45◦, respectively. What fraction of the initial intensity passes through all three sheets?
Question 17
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When you view the legendary Peter Nelson as the object shown in picture (A) at a distance from your eyes that is greater than the positive focal length of their converging lenses, the actual real images produced on their retinas is closest to which picture?
Question 18
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Fiber optic cables can transmit information at a much higher rate than can be sent over copper wires. The property of light most important for this feature is its?
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Frequency
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Propagation speed
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Polarization
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Intensity
Question 19
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The physical phenomenon that enables the fiber optic technology is total internal reflection. This occurs when?
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Light from a low index of refraction material tries to refract into a higher index material at a small angle of incidence with respect to the optic axis.
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Light from a high index of refraction material tries to refract into a lower index material at a small angle of incidence with respect to the optic axis.
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Light from a low index of refraction material tries to refract into a higher index material at a large angle of incidence with respect to the optic axis.
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Light from a high index of refraction material tries to refract into a lower index material at a large angle of incidence with respect to the optic axis.