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Refraction

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The velocity of light in vacuum is _______ m/s
a)
3x108
b)
3x1012
c)
3x106
d)
3x1010
2.
How does light behave as it enters these mediums?
a)
continue its path as straight line.
b)
bends toward the normal
c)
bends away from the normal
d)
reflects
3.
Swimming pools and the ocean look shallower than they really are due to:
a)
reflection 
b)
dispersion
c)
refraction
d)
total internal reflection
4.
Glass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.
a)
Equal
b)
Greater
c)
Less
d)
Impossible to say
5.
What is this image showing?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
The law of reflection
d)
Concave Mirror
6.

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

a)

always travels in a straight line.

b)

bends when it passes through water.

c)

makes the water in the glass evaporate.

d)

reflects the pencil on the water's surface.

7.

When light passes at an angle to the normal from one medium into another in which its speed is higher

a)

it is bent toward the normal.

b)

it always lies along the normal.

c)

it is unaffected.

d)

it is bent away from the normal.

8.

Based on the image, which medium has a larger index of refraction?

a)

Medium 1 has a larger index of refraction.

b)

Medium 2 has a larger index of refraction.

c)

Both mediums have the same index of refraction.

d)

Cannot be determined.

9.
Which color of light is most refracted during dispersion by a prism?
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
violet
10.

Why is the spectrum of light separated into its components of color when white light is directed to a prism?

a)

Because light reflects off the prism's surface

b)

The incident white light refracts and separates into its constituent colors

c)

The white light is absorbed by the prism, separating its colors

d)

The light speeds up as it moves from air into the denser plastic material

11.

This is the example of dispersion of light

a)

sky looks bright orange in the evening

b)

shadow

c)

Pool seems shallower

d)

rainbow

12.
What is the difference between reflection and refraction? 
a)
Both involve light bending through a medium
b)
Reflection is light bouncing off a medium's surface and refraction is light bending through a medium
c)
Reflection is light bending through a medium's surface and refraction is light bouncing off a medium
d)
Refraction is light being absorbed in a medium and reflection is light being bent through a different medium