Physical Science: Ch 12: Properties of Light

1) When light is returned into the medium from which it came.

2) When light is transmitted from one transparent material into another.

3) Usually some degree of reflection, refraction and ___ occurs when light interacts with matter. We will ignore the amount that gets absorbed and converted into ___ energy in this chapter.

• 1: reflection

  2: refraction

  3: absorption, thermal

• 1: refraction

  2: reflection

  3: absorption, thermal

• 1: reflection

  2: refraction

  3: resistance, electrical

• 1: refraction

  2: reflection

  3: transmission, kinetic

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1) If the speed of light where the same in all media, would refraction still occur when light passes from one medium to another? Yes / No

2) What is the evidence that the frequency of light does not change upon reflection?

• 1: No

  2: The colors do not change in the reflection

• 1: Yes

  2: The colors do not change in the reflection

• 1: No

  2: Only the wavelength changes in the reflection

• 1: Yes

  2: Only the wavelength changes in the reflection

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1) Light travels faster in water than in air. T / F

2) Which property of light causes this?

• 1: F

  2: Refraction

• 1: T

  2: Refraction

• 1: F

  2: Diffraction

• 1: T

  2: Diffraction

• 1: F

  2: Reflection

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1) Light is bending more as it enters a medium where light travels ___.

2) Which property of light is being shown?

• 1: slower

  2: Refraction

• 1: faster

  2: Refraction

• 1: slower

  2: Diffraction

• 1: faster

  2: Interference

• 1: slower

  2: Interference

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1) There is not water on the road, this is just light from the sky. T / F

2) Which property of light causes this illusion?

• 1: T

  2: Refraction

• 1: F

  2: Refraction

• 1: T

  2: Reflection

• 1: F

  2: Reflection

• 1: T

  2: Diffraction

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Which property of light allows us to observe the Sun even though it is below the horizon?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Diffraction

• Interference

• The incredible wave speed of light

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1) Light travels ___ through the thinner hot air near the surface where the road is hot from sunlight absorption, and light travels slightly ___ through the denser cooler air higher above the road.

2) This difference in ___ and thus light speeds causes ___.

• 1: faster, slower

  2: densities, refraction

• 1: faster, slower

  2: densities, reflection

• 1: faster, slower

  2: frequencies, refraction

• 1: slower, faster

  2: densities, refraction

• 1: slower, faster

  2: densities, diffraction

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1) Would stars twinkle if you observed them from the surface of the Moon? Yes / No

2) The changing layers of temperature and density of air cause starlight to interfere with itself and twinkle. T / F

• 1: No

  2: F

• 1: No

  2: T

• 1: Yes

  2: F

• 1: Yes

  2: T

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1) Dispersion is a totally different property of light than refraction. T / F

2) An interference pattern is solely based on constructive and destructive interference and has nothing to do with diffraction of light. T / F

• 1: F

  2: F

• 1: T

  2: T

• 1: T

  2: F

• 1: F

  2: T

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Which of these has nothing to do with the creation of a double rainbow?

• first refraction

• second refraction

• first internal reflection

• second internal reflection

• an interference pattern