Answer:
B. The student should model a convex lens because it directs light toward the center of the lens.
Explanation:
Lenses are optical devices that work on the principle of refraction.
Refraction is a phenomenon of wave (such as light waves) that occurs when a ray of light crosses the interface between two mediums with different optical density: when this occurs, the ray of light bends and change speed.
In particular, there are two types of lenses:
- Convex lenses: these lenses are curved outward at their center, therefore the rays of light coming from infinite distance (parallel to the axis) are all focused into a point of the lens, called principal focus. Therefore, a convex lens directs lights towards this point.
- Concave lenses: these lenses are curved inward at their center, therefore the rays of light coming from infinite distance are bent away from the principal focus. Therefore, this is a diverging lens, as the rays of light do not converge.
So, the correct answer is
B. The student should model a convex lens because it directs light toward the center of the lens.
