Ix Prisms and lenses both bend light in interesting, and sometimes, useful, ways. Match the prisms and lenses with their purpose, as well as how they can be used.

Question

Separates white light into different colors
Thicker at the center, causes light to bend inward, or converge
Surface curved like the inner surface of a sphere, causes light to bend outward, or diverge
Used in tools like telescopes and microscopes
:: prism
:: convex lens
:: concave lens
:: concave and convex lenses

Answer 1

Here’s the matching of prisms and lenses with their purpose and usage:

1. Separates white light into different colors - prism
2. Thicker at the center, causes light to bend inward, or converge - convex lens
3. Surface curved like the inner surface of a sphere, causes light to bend outward, or diverge - concave lens
4. Used in tools like telescopes and microscopes - concave and convex lenses

So the complete matches are:

• prism: Separates white light into different colors
• convex lens: Thicker at the center, causes light to bend inward, or converge
• concave lens: Surface curved like the inner surface of a sphere, causes light to bend outward, or diverge
• concave and convex lenses: Used in tools like telescopes and microscopes