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Teacher: Alaa Anani

Moderator (HOD): Rima Al Masri
1. Fig. 5.1 shows an arrangement where a plane mirror is used in a shop to watch a
display counter. The arrangement is drawn to a scale of 1 cm : 1 m.

(a) (i) State the law of reflection.

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(ii) On Fig. 5.1, draw rays to show how much of the display cannot be seen from P.
Indicate this by shading in the part that cannot be seen.
[3]

(b) By construction on Fig. 5.1 and by using the scale, calculate how far the mirror must
be moved so that all of the display counter can be seen from P.

distance moved = .................................... [2]

(c) State the characteristics of an image seen in a plane mirror.

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2. (a) A man looks at his reflection in a vertical mirror. This is shown from the side in Fig.
12.1.

(i) On Fig. 12.1, accurately mark with a clear dot labelled B where the image of the tip
A of the man’s beard will be.

(ii) On Fig. 12.1, accurately draw a ray from the tip of the man’s beard that reflects from
the mirror and goes into his eye. You may use faint construction lines if you wish.
Use arrows to show the direction of the ray.

(iii) The man can see the image, but it cannot be formed on a screen. What name is
given to this type of image?

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(iv) Write down the equation that links the angles of incidence and reflection that the

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ray makes with the mirror.

[7]

3. A girl looks into a bathroom mirror to brush her hair. Fig. 12.2 shows what she sees in
the mirror.

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9. The IGCSE class carries out an experiment using a convex lens, an illuminated object
and a screen. Fig. 4.1 shows the apparatus. A sharp image is obtained on the screen.

(a) (i) Use your rule to measure, on Fig. 4.1, the distance x from the illuminated object to
the centre of the lens.

x = ..................................................................

(ii) Use your rule to measure, on Fig. 4.1, the distance y from the centre of the lens to
the screen.

y = ..................................................................

(iii) Fig. 4.1 shows the apparatus drawn to 1/5th of actual size. Calculate the actual
distance u between the object and the lens, and the actual distance v between the

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lens and the screen.

u = ..................................................................

v = ..................................................................

v
(iv) Calculate the magnification m using the equation m = .
u

m = .................................................................
[5]
(b) The illuminated object is triangular in shape, as shown in Fig. 4.2.

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(c) State two precautions that the IGCSE class should take to obtain experimental
readings that are as accurate as possible.

1. .....................................................................................................................................

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2. .....................................................................................................................................

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12. Fig. 6.1 shows a ray of light OPQ passing through a semi-circular glass block.

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14. A student investigates the refraction of light through a transparent block.

He places the transparent block on a sheet of plain paper, largest face down, and draws
a line round the block. He draws a line to represent an incident ray and places two pins
W and X in the line. Fig. 5.1 shows the outline of the block and the incident ray.

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16. Fig. 6.1 shows white light incident at P on a glass prism. Only the refracted red ray
PQ is shown in the prism.

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17. The IGCSE class is determining the refractive index of the material of a transparent
block. Fig. 3.1. shows the drawing that a student makes.

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20. Fig. 6.1 and Fig. 6.2 show two of the rays from the top of an object, passing through
a lens.

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21. Fig. 6.1 shows an object, the tip of which is labelled O, placed near a lens L.

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22. Fig. 7.1 and Fig. 7.2 show wavefronts of light approaching a plane mirror and a
rectangular glass block, respectively.

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23. A student is determining a quantity called the refractive index of the material of a
transparent block.
Fig. 4.1 shows the ray-tracing sheet that the student is producing. ABCD is the outline of
the transparent block, drawn on the ray-tracing sheet.

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24. (a) A narrow beam of red light strikes one face of a triangular prism at A, as shown in
Fig. 12.1.

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25. (a) Fig. 6.1 shows the results of an experiment to find the critical angle for light in a
semicircular glass block.

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33. Fig. 6.1 shows an optical fibre. XY is a ray of light passing along the fibre.

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38. A woman stands so that she is 1.0m from a mirror mounted on a wall, as shown in
Fig. 6.1.

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44. Fig. 6.1 shows two rays of monochromatic light, one entering the prism along the
normal DE and the second one along PQ.

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