5.2 Mastery Check

Which of the following best describes the law of reflection?

• The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of refraction.

• The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

• The angle of reflection is twice the angle of incidence.

• The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of diffraction.

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What happens to light when it passes through a prism?

• It is absorbed completely.

• It is reflected back.

• It is refracted into its component colors.

• It remains unchanged.

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Which of the following is an example of constructive interference?

• Two sound waves canceling each other out.

• Two light waves combining to produce a brighter light.

• A light wave bending around an obstacle.

• A sound wave being absorbed by a wall.

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Which of the following best describes diffraction?

• Waves bending as it passes through a lens.

• Waves spreading out as it passes through a narrow opening.

• Waves being absorbed by a surface.

• Waves reflecting off a mirror.

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Which of the following describes the absorption of light waves?

• Light waves are completely reflected.

• Light waves are bent as they pass through a medium.

• Light waves are taken in by a material and converted to heat.

• Light waves are split into different colors.

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How does the angle of incidence compare to the angle of reflection in a mirror?

• The angle of incidence is greater.

• The angle of reflection is greater.

• They are equal.

• They are unrelated.

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What is the primary cause of refraction?

• Change in the speed of light as it enters a different medium.

• Reflection of light off a surface.

• Absorption of light by a medium.

• Diffraction of light around an obstacle.

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Which phenomenon is demonstrated when a bridge collapses due to synchronized marching?

• Resonance.

• Diffraction.

• Reflection.

• Refraction.

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How does light behave when it encounters a boundary between two different media at an angle?

• It is completely absorbed.

• It is reflected back into the original medium.

• It bends, changing direction.

• It stops moving.

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What is the result of destructive interference?

• Increased amplitude of the wave.

• Decreased amplitude of the wave.

• No change in the wave.

• The wave is absorbed.

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