Answers to AQA GCSE Magnification and lenses (Physics)

Practice Question

1.State the formula to calculate magnification

Magnification formula. So magnification = Image height/object height.

2. Describe what is meant by the term magnification

Magnification is the number of times larger or smaller an image appears, compared to the original object size.

3. If a magnification of 0.8 is calculated, would the image be smaller or larger than the original object?

Image would be smaller than the object. 

4. Sarah measured her image height as 0.15m and her object height as 7.5cm. Calculate her magnification

Both quantities need to be in the same units. So, 0.15m = 15cm

Magnification = Image height/Object height

Magnification = 15/7.5 = 2

5. On the grid below each box is 1cm x 1cm. 

Magnification question using a concave lens

5a. In the image above, each box is 1cm x 1cm. Calculate the magnification.

The image arrow is 6 boxes high from the black horizontal line, so 6cm

The object arrow is 2.8 boxes high from the black horizontal line. So, 2.8cm

Magnification = Image height/Image height

Magnification = 6/2.8 = 2.1

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