Fig. 1 shows a ray diagram made by a museum technician who is designing a magnifying viewer for insect wings. A small object is placed between a convex lens...

Assessment: Physics 9203 | Paper 1 Mock 01 | Written Paper 1 Subject: Physics - 9203

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Fig. 1 shows a ray diagram made by a museum technician who is designing a magnifying viewer for insect wings. A small object is placed between a convex lens and its principal focus. The dashed rays show the image seen by the visitor. The image is not formed on a screen, but appears behind the object when the visitor looks through the lens. The technician wants visitors to see a large, upright image without using electrical equipment. The diagram includes the principal axis, the lens and the focal points.

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(a) What type of image is produced by the viewer? [1]
(b) Describe two features of the image compared with the insect wing. [2]
(c) Explain why a visitor cannot project this image onto a white card. [1]



The diagram shows an underwater diver wearing a mask with a flat glass window. Without the mask, the diver's eyes cannot focus clearly on a fish because water is in contact with the cornea. The air space inside the mask restores a boundary between air and the cornea. In Fig. 1, a light ray from the fish travels through water, glass and air before entering the eye. The diver notices that nearby objects can appear closer than they really are.

waterglassair and eye

(a) Name the process occurring when the ray passes from water into glass. [1]
(b) Explain why the diver needs an air space in front of the eye. [2]
(c) Describe what happens to the velocity of light when it enters glass from water. [1]
(d) Give one reason the mask window is made from transparent material. [1]

Answer Details

Magnifying viewer

  1. (a) The image is virtual. [1]
  2. (b) It is upright [1] and magnified, or larger than the insect wing. [1]
  3. (c) It cannot be projected because the rays do not actually meet at the apparent image position; only their backward extensions meet. [1] A screen requires real rays to meet on it.

Diving mask

  1. (a) The process as light passes from water into glass is refraction. [1]
  2. (b) The air space restores the air-cornea boundary, giving a larger refractive effect. [1] This allows the cornea and lens to focus the light on the retina. [1]
  3. (c) The velocity of light decreases, so light slows down, when it enters glass from water. [1]
  4. (d) The window is transparent to allow light from objects to enter the eye. [1]

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