Polarization of light

The production of light with a specific pattern of oscillation.

• reflection

• polarization

• refraction

• diffraction

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A Polarizing filter is used to reduce glare on reflective surfaces including glass, windows, and water.

• True

• False

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A polarizer is used to:

• reduce intensity of light

• produce polarized light

• increase intensity of light

• produce unpolarized light

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light waves can be polarized as they are:

• transverse

• of high frequency

• longitudinal

• reflected

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Polarization of light can be done by:

• Reflection

• Filtering

• Both of the above

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Properties of waves are

I. polarization

II. diffraction

III. refraction

Which of these properties apply to sound waves?

• I and II

• II and III

• I and III

• All of them

Approximately how much light is blocked by two polarizing filters that are perpendicular to each other?

• 0%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Approximately how much light is blocked by two polarizing filters that are parallel to each other?

• 0%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

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Approximately how much light is blocked by a single polarizing filter?

• 0%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

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Polarized light of intensity I₀ is incident on a polarising filter. The angle between the plane of polarisation of the incident light and the transmission plane of the polariser is θ. Which graph shows how the intensity I of the light transmitted through the polariser varies with θ?

• A

• B

• C

• D