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S.K.H. LAM WOO MEMORIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL

First Examination (2020-2021)

F.3 Physics

Name:

Class: ( )

Date: 28-1-2021 (Thurs)

Time Allowed: 1 hour

Instructions: 1. Total marks of the paper: 60

2. All the answers should be marked on the answer sheet provided.

3. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers must be exact or correct to

at least 3 significant figures.

4. Take the speed of light in vacuum c = 3 × 108 m/s unless otherwise stated.
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Section A: Multiple-choice questions (24 marks, 2 marks each)

1.

Figure (a) Figure (b)

Three light rays converge to a point as shown in Figure (a). If a mirror is placed as shown
in Figure (b), which of the following statements is correct?
A. The reflected light rays are parallel.
B. The reflected light rays are divergent.
C. The reflected light rays converge to a point left of the mirror.
D. The reflected light rays converge to a point right of the mirror.

2.

The figure above shows a sunlight reflector installed on the roof of a building. At the
instant shown, a light ray from the sun falls at an angle of 30° to the horizontal and is
then reflected vertically downward into the building. What is the angle of incidence?
A. 30°
B. 45°
C. 60°
D. 75°
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3.

Alice is having a party with her friends. She lights the candles on a birthday cake and
turns off the lamps in the room. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(1) The lamps become non-luminous when they are turned off.
(2) Alice can see the cake because regular reflection occurs.
(3) A light beam from any point on the candle arriving Alice’s eye is divergent.
A. (2) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (1) and (3) only

4.

A ray of light is directed perpendicularly to a plane mirror as shown. The mirror is then
rotated so that the angle between the incident ray and the reflected ray becomes 10°. By
how many degrees has the mirror rotated?
A. 5°
B. 10°
C. 15°
D. 20°

5.
Phy

The plate shown above is hung on a wall. Which of the following shows its image when
viewed through a plane mirror hung vertically?

A. B.

C. D.
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6.

A girl is sitting midway between a television and a plane mirror as shown. The distance
between the plane mirror and the television is 6 m. What is the distance between the
image of the television in the mirror and the girl?
A. 3m
B. 6m
C. 9m
D. 12 m

7.
Y L

mirror

In the diagram above, Mr. Yip stands at point Y and Mr. Lee stands at point L in front of
a plane mirror. Which of the following statements are correct?
(1) Mr. Yip can see Mr. Lee in the mirror.
(2) Mr. Lee can see Mr. Yip in the mirror.
(3) If the mirror is kept moved in the direction indicated by the arrow in the diagram,
finally Mr. Lee and Mr. Yip will not see each other in the mirror.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
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8. A light ray is directed towards an air bubble inside water as shown. O is the centre of the
air bubble. Which of the following ray diagrams is possible?
A. B.

water air water air

C. D.

water air water air

Answer Questions 9 and 10 by referring to the situation and the figure below.

medium A

medium B

medium C

The figure above shows how a light ray travels through three media A, B and C.

9. Arrange the refractive indices of media A, B and C in ascending order.

A. B, C, A
B. B, A, C
C. C, B, A
D. C, A, B

10. Arrange the speeds of light in media A, B and C in ascending order.

A. B, C, A
B. B, A, C
C. C, B, A
D. C, A, B
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11.
liquid X

plastic

The figure above shows a light ray travelling from liquid X into a plastic prism immersed
in it. If the plastic is replaced by a material with a lower refractive index, which of the
following best shows the path of the refracted light ray (represented by the dotted line)?
A. B.
liquid X liquid X

C. D.
liquid X liquid X

12. A light ray enters a glass block from air as shown below. Which path (A, B, C or D) best
shows how the light ray leaves the block? Answer: B

incident ray
normal

A
B
C
D

~ End of Section A ~
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Section B: Structured Questions (36 marks)

Question 1 2 3 4
Mark 4 9 12 11

1. Figure 1.1 shows a boy reading a book illuminated by a lamp.

Figure 1.1

(a) Describe the path of the light that enters the boy’s eyes, starting from the lamp.
(2 marks)

(b) Explain why the boy cannot see the image of the lamp in the book. (2 marks)
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2. An object AB is placed in front of a plane mirror as shown in Figure 2.1. Rays x and y are
two rays emitted from AB.

x
Figure 2.1

B
y

A plane mirror

(a) In Figure 2.1 on the answer sheet, draw appropriately to show

(i) the image of AB, labelled as A’B’, and (2 marks)

(ii) the reflected rays of x and y. (2 marks)

(b) (i) If AB rotates in anti-clockwise direction, to what direction will the image
rotate? (1 mark)

(ii) If AB moves to the left at a speed of 1 cm/s, find the speed and the moving
direction of its image. (2 marks)

(c) Explain whether the image is virtual or real. (2 marks)

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3. Figure 3.1 shows a light ray travelling from medium X to medium Y. It is given that the
refractive indices of X and Y are 1.33 and 1.65 respectively.

50 medium X
Figure 3.1
medium Y

(a) Find the angle of refraction of the ray in medium Y. (2 marks)

(b) Find the speed of light in medium Y. (2 marks)

(c) Explain whether the incident ray or the refracted ray is dimmer. (2 marks)

(d) In Figure 3.1 on the answer sheet, sketch the normal and the subsequent path(s) of
the light ray. (3 marks)

(e) Now, medium Y is replaced by a vacuum.

(i) Explain whether the ray bends towards or away from the normal. (1 mark)

(ii) Find the new angle of refraction. (2 marks)

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4. During an eyesight test, an optician test card is placed 0.8 m behind Peter’s eye as shown
in Figure 4.1. The top of the card is 2 m above the floor. Peter is asked to read the letter on
the test card through a plane mirror 1.5 m in front of his eye. His eye is 1.4 m above the
floor.

×
Figure 4.1

(a) Write down the horizontal distance between the image of the optician test card and
Peter’s eyes. Hence state an advantage of installing a plane mirror in the testing room.
(2 marks)

(b) Suppose Peter can just see the entire optician test card in the mirror.
(i) Sketch, in Figure 4.1, the position of the image of the test card. You should mark
its height and its distance from the mirror in your sketch. (2 marks)
(ii) Sketch, in Figure 4.1, how a ray from the top of the test card enters Peter’s eyes
after reflection by the mirror. Your sketch should show the relation between the
ray and the image of the card in (b)(i). (2 marks)
(iii) Find the height of the top of the mirror from the floor. You are advised to label
your diagram appropriately for you to present your calculations. (2 marks)

(c) A student makes the following claim. “Since it is hard to see the image of the letter on
the test card, the image of the letter is smaller than the actual letter on the card.”
Comment on the student’s statement. (2 marks)

(d) Peter now sits closer to the mirror and the new position of his eye is indicated by the
cross “×” in Figure 4.1. Show that Peter will still see the top of the optician test card
by sketching one appropriate ray in Figure 4.1 on the answer sheet. Label the ray as
(d). (1 mark)

~End of Question Paper~

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S.K.H. LAM WOO MEMORIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL

First Examination (2020-2021)
F.3 Physics
Answer Sheet

Class: ( ) Name: Marks:

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (24 marks)

(Please put a  in the box for the correct answer.)

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12

A
B
C
D

Section B: Structured Questions (36 marks)

1. (a)

(b)
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2. (a)

Figure 2.1 x

B
y

A plane mirror

(b) (i)

(ii)

(c)

3. (a)
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(b)

(c)

(d)

50 medium X
Figure 3.1
medium Y

(e) (i)

(ii)
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4. (a)

(b) (i)

(ii) ×

Figure 4.1

(iii)

(c)

(d) Sketch in Figure 4.1 in (b).

~End of answer sheet~

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Marking Scheme

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (24 marks)

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12
A (3)   
B (3)   
C (3)   
D (3)   

Section B: Structured Questions (36 marks)

1. (a) Light travels from the lamp to the book, 1A
which is then reflected by the book to the eye. 1A
(b) The surface of the book is rough, 1A
hence diffuse reflection occurs. 1A
Total: 4 marks
2. (a) (i) and (ii)

B’ A’

B
y

A plane

(Correct size of image) 1A

(Correct position of image) 1A
(Correct reflected ray of x) 1M
(Correct reflected ray of y) 1M
(b) (i) The image rotates in clockwise direction. 1A
(ii) The image moves to the upward direction at 1 cm s–1. 1A + 1A
(c) The image is virtual because no light rays come from it. 1A + 1A
Total: 9 marks
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3. (a) nx sin i = ny sin r

(1.33) sin (90° – 50°) = (1.65) sin r 1M (not if
1.33 sin 40° = 1.65 sin r wrong ∠)
r = 31.2° 1A
(b) n=c/v
1.65 = 3 × 108 / v 1M
v = 1.82 × 108 m/s 1A
(c) The refracted ray is dimmer than the incident ray 1A
because some lights are reflected back to the water. 1A
(d)

50 medium X
medium Y

(Correct normal) 1A
(Refracted ray bent towards the normal) 1A
(Reflected ray consistent with laws of reflection) 1A
(Withhold one mark for any wrong uses of solid lines, dotted
lines and arrows)
(e) (i) The ray bends away from the normal, because
the light travels faster in vacuum than in medium X. 1A
(OR, refractive index of vacuum is smaller than medium X)
(OR, vacuum is optically less dense than X)
(ii) 𝑠𝑖𝑛 θvacuum
= 1.33 1M
𝑠𝑖𝑛 40°
θvacuum = 58.7° 1A
Total: 12 marks
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4. (a) 3.8 m 1A
The image distance can be made longer for eye testing purpose. 1A
(b)

2m

1.5 m 2.3 m

(i) (correct height of 2 m) 1A

(correct distance of 2.3 m) 1A
(ii) (A ray from the top of the card reflected by the top of the 1M
mirror towards Peter’s eyes)
(reflected ray extended to the image top of the card) 1A
(iii)
(2 – 1.4) m
x

3.8 m
2m
1.4 m

1.5 m

x 1.5 m
 1M
(2  1.4) m 3.8 m
x = 0.2368 m
∴ The required height = 1.4 m + x = 1.64 m 1A
(c) The size of an image formed by a plane mirror is always equal to 1A
the object size.
The image only appears smaller because of a greater distance 1A
from Peter.
(d)

(d)
new eye position

(ray reflected by the mirror lower than its top) 1A

Total: 11 marks