Quiz about Refraction

Question 1

The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-

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refracted

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absorbed

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reflected

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stopped

Question 2

The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-

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reflected

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absorbed

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stopped

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refracted

Question 3

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-

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bends when it passes through water

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always travels in a straight line

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makes the water in the glass evaporate

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reflects the pencil on the water's surface

Question 4

Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?

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The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.

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The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.

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The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.

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The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.

Question 5

Question 5.

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Reflection

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Refraction

Question 6

Question 6.

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Refraction

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Reflection

Question 7

Question 7.

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Refraction

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Reflection

Question 8

Question 8.

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Refraction

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Reflection

Question 9

Question 9.

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Refraction

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Reflection

Question 10

What do we call this tool that separates white light into the colors of the Visible Spectrum?

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prism

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tuning fork

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microscope

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graduated cylinder

Question 11

Light bending as it passes through a rain drop is an example of...

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Refraction

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Reflection

Question 12

Is a convex lens thicker or thinner in the middle?

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Thicker

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Thinner

Question 13

A magnifying glass is an example of what type of lens?

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convex

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concave

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mirror

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Cylinder

Question 14

Outside rear-view mirrors on automobiles are generally ____.

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convex

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concave

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plane

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all of the others

Question 15

____ are thick in the middle and thin at the edges.

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Convex lenses

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Plane mirrors

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Concave lenses

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Concave mirrors

Question 16

What type of lens is wider in the middle than on the edges?

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Convex

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Concave

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Refraction

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Plane Mirror

Question 17

When light waves move from passing through air to passing through a glass lens when happens to them?

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They slow down and change direction

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They speed up and change direction

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They maintain the same speed and change direction

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They maintain their same speed and direction

Question 18

The angle of the incoming rays of light are called the.....

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Angle of incidence

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Angle of reflection

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Angle of refraction

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Wave angle

Question 19

On the diagram A is :

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The incidence ray

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The angle of incidence

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The reflection ray

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The refraction ray

Question 20

On the diagram, B is:

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The normal

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The refraction ray

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The angle of incidence

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The incidence ray

Question 21

On the diagram, C is :

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The angle of incidence

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The angle of reflection

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The angle of refraction

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The normal

Question 22

On the diagram, D is:

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The refracted ray

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The reflected ray

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The incidence ray

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The normal

Question 23

On the diagram, E is:

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The angle of refraction

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The angle of incidence

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The normal

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The angle of reflection

Question 24

What type of lens makes objects look smaller?

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Concave

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Convex

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Mirror

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Microscope

Question 25

What type of lens is thick at the edges and thin in the middle?

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Concave

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Convex

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Reflection

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Mirror

Refraction

25 questions

The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-

The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light-

Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?

What do we call this tool that separates white light into the colors of the Visible Spectrum?

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Refraction

25 questions

The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-

The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light-

Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?

What do we call this tool that separates white light into the colors of the Visible Spectrum?

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The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-

The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-