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7.04: Light: Refraction: Speed of Light in Different Mediums

Authored by Naoise Gallagher

Physics

11th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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7.04: Light: Refraction: Speed of Light in Different Mediums
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Light has the highest velocity in which medium?
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523
water n=1.33
diamond n=2.45

diamond
water
flint glass
barium glass

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Light has the lowest velocity in which medium?
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523
water n=1.33
diamond n=2.45

diamond
water
flint glass
barium glass

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The velocity of light in vacuum is _______ m/s.

3x108
3x1012
3x106
3x1010

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Light travels through a liquid at 2.25x108 m/s. What is the index of the liquid? (speed of light in air is 3 x108 ms-1)

1.33

1.0

1.523

2.45

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Light travels at 1.76x108 m/s through an optical medium. What is the medium?

diamond n=2.45

flint glass n=1.70

barium glass n=1.60

crown glass n=1.523

Crown Glass

Barium Glass

Flint Glass

Diamond

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the speed of light in diamond whose refractive index is 2.42? (speed of light in air is 3 x 108 ms-1)

3.5 x 108 ms-1

1.24 x 108 ms-1

2.6 x 108 ms-1

2. 32 x 108 ms-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the refractive index of a medium in which light travels at a speed of 1.25 x 108 ms-1? (speed of light in air is 3 x108 ms-1)

3.1

2.8

1.7

2.4

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