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Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is being shown in the diagram?
a)
Diffuse Reflection
b)
Specular Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Diffraction
2.
________is when a surface directs light beams in many different directions.
a)
Refraction
b)
Scattering
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
3.
A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror and the angle of incidence is 25 degrees. What is the angle of reflection?
a)
A. 0 degrees
b)
B. 50 degrees
c)
C. 90 degrees
d)
D. 25 degrees
4.
When light reflects off of a completely smooth surface it reflects in which way?
a)
Regular Reflection
b)
Diffuse Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Color Reflection
5.
The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection
a)
bigger than
b)
the same as
c)
smaller than
6.
What type of surface is a plane mirror?
a)
Rough
b)
Smooth
7.
What does it mean to reflect?
a)
bounce off
b)
bend
c)
refract
d)
energy
8.
According to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirror
a)
continues moving through the mirror in the same direction
b)
moves into the mirror at a slightly different angle
c)
bounces off the mirror toward the direction it came from
d)
bounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.
9.
Why do you not see a clear image when light reflects off a rough surface?
a)
because not enough light is not reflected
b)
because the reflection is regular
c)
because the reflection is diffuse
d)
because the law of reflection does not apply
10.
The fact the two angles are the same is an example of....
a)
Refraction
b)
Angle of Incidence
c)
Law of reflection
d)
Magnification
11.
We see a green shamrock as being green because:
a)
All of the colors are absorbed except for green.
b)
All of the colors are being reflected except for green.
12.
Refract or Reflect?
a)
Refract
b)
Reflect
13.
When light bends as it moves between two media it is ______
a)
Reflection
b)
Absorption
c)
refraction
d)
optical density
14.
Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?
a)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.
b)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.
c)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.
d)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.
15.
Which is the angle of refraction?
a)
Angle 1
b)
Angle 2
16.
What property of light waves can be observed as light waves pass from one medium to another and change speed?
a)
Diffraction
b)
Refraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Separation
17.
Section B1a
Given that the angle of incidence = 30 degrees
a. Draw a ray diagram, labelling clearly the normal, incident ray, angle of incidence, reflected ray and angle of reflection accurately.
Which is the correct diagam?
Given that the angle of incidence = 30 degrees
a. Draw a ray diagram, labelling clearly the normal, incident ray, angle of incidence, reflected ray and angle of reflection accurately.
Which is the correct diagam?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
a reflection that occurs when parallel rays of light hit an uneven surface
a)
regular reflection
b)
diffuse reflection
c)
real image
d)
virtual image
19.
A rainbow forms when white light separates into different colors during?
a)
Absorption
b)
Scattering
c)
Refraction
d)
Transmission
20.
Which of the following is not an example of refraction?
a)
background scenery on water's surface
b)
light passing through a raindrop
c)
a "broken" straw in a glass of water
d)
a shallow looking pool
21.
The combination of two or more waves that result in a single wave
a)
A. diffraction
b)
B. resonance
c)
C. reflection
d)
D. interference
22.
When the crests of one wave overlap the crests of another wave or waves, this occurs.
a)
A. diffraction
b)
B. destructive
interference
c)
C. constructive
interference
d)
D. resonant
frequencies
23.
a)
Diffraction
b)
Interference
c)
Refraction
d)
Reflection
24.
a)
Constructive Interference
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Reflection
d)
Refraction
25.
What is happening in this picture?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Absorption
26.
What is happening in this picture?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Absorption
27.
What is happening in this picture?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Absorption
28.
What is happening in this picture?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Absorption
29.
The bending of a wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening.
a)
Absorption
b)
Diffraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Refraction
30.
The bending of light as it enters a new medium.
a)
Absorption
b)
Diffraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Refraction
31.
Which explanation best describes the formation of a rainbow.
a)
refraction, due to waves slowing down as it enters the water from air
b)
refraction, due to waves speeding up as it enters the water from air
c)
diffraction, due to waves slowing down as it enters the water from air
d)
diffraction, due to waves slowing down as it enters the water from air
32.
The ability to hear someone in another room, even if the door is shut, is an example of a sound wave being....
a)
diffracted
b)
reflected
c)
refracted
d)
absorbed
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