AQA Physics Unit 3 Module 1 The eye

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Convex lens refract the light to ....
Converge to a point
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What is the distance from the centre of the lens to the principal focus called?
The focal length
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For an image to be real and inverted on a converging lens where does the object have to be?
Furthur away from the lens than the principal focus
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On a convex lens if the image is closer to the lens than the principal focus what is the image?
Virtual, upright and magnified
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Magnification =
Image height / Object height
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What shape is a diverging (concave) lens?
Thinner in the centre, thicker on the outside
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When the image is formed where the light rays appear to come from the image is called.....
Virtual
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What is the coloured ring of muscle that controls the amount of light entering the eye?
Iris
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What is the cornea?
A transparent layer that protects the eye and helps to focus light onto the retina
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The ciliary muscles are attached to the eye lens by what?
Suspensory ligaments
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What is the unit for the power of a lens?
Dioptres
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What carries nerve impulses from the retina to the brain?
The optic nerve
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What type of lens helps someone that is short sighted?
Concave lens
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A non-spherical eyeball is called what?
Astigmatism
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If images are formed behind the eyeball the person is......
Long sighted
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What makes a lens flatter and thinner?
Higher refractice index
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What is the distance from the centre of the lens to the principal focus called?

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The focal length

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Front

For an image to be real and inverted on a converging lens where does the object have to be?

Back

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Card 4

Front

On a convex lens if the image is closer to the lens than the principal focus what is the image?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Magnification =

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