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10 P.S QUIZ 5 (REFRACTION AT PLANE SURFACE - 1)By PRABHAKAR

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The velocity of light in vacuum is _______ m/s
a)
3x108
b)
3x1012
c)
3x106
d)
3x1010
2.
Absolute refractive index of any medium is always _______.
a)
less than 1
b)
greater than 1
c)
1
d)
0
3.
The formula to calculate the refractive index is
a)
n=cv
b)
n=v/c
c)
n=c/v
d)
v=nc
4.

Light travels through a liquid at 2.25 x108 m/s. What is the refractive index of the liquid?

a)

1.33

b)

1.0

c)

1.523

d)

2.45

5.
Light has the lowest velocity in which medium?
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523
water n=1.33
diamond n=2.45
a)
diamond
b)
water
c)
flint glass
d)
barium glass
6.

A ray of light travels from air into a glass block.


Which diagram correctly shows the path of the ray through the glass block?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

When light passes from one medium into another in which its speed is lower, then

a)

it is bent towards the normal.

b)

it always lies along the normal.

c)

it is unaffected.

d)

it is bent away from the normal.

8.

How the charecteristics of light affected by an increase in the refractive index of the medium?

a)

Its frequency increases

b)

Its frequency decreases

c)

Its speed increases

d)

Its speed decreases

9.

Which of the following factors change during the refraction of light ?

a)

Frequency only

b)

Wavelength only

c)

Speed and frequency

d)

Wavelength and speed

10.

What happens to the speed and frequency of a light ray when it passes from air to water?

a)

The speed decreases and the frequency increases

b)

The speed decreases and the frequency remains the same

c)

The speed increases and the frequency increases

d)

The speed increases and the frequency remains the same

11.

Light passes into a glass block. Which is the angle of refraction?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

If the refractive index of a certain material is n = 2, the speed of light in that material is ________.

a)

2 x 108 m/s

b)

1.5 × 108 m/s

c)

3.0× 108 m/s

d)

6.0 × 108 m/s

13.

When light passes from denser medium to rarer medium

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.

14.

For light to pass from medium (1) of index n1 to medium (2) of index n2 where n2 < n1, the angle of incidence must be ……………… than the refracted angle.

a)

greater

b)

smaller

c)

equal

d)

can't say

15.

speed of light in vacuum/ Speed of light in medium =------------

a)

Relative refractive index

b)

Absolute refractive index

c)

Optical density

d)

Mass density

16.

Units of refractive index

a)

m/s

b)

m/s2

c)

No units

d)

gr/cc

17.

Refractive index depends on

a)

Nature of the material

b)

Wavelength of light used

c)

Both nature and wavelength

d)

None of the above

18.

Which of the following characteristics is not altered during refraction of light

a)

Speed

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

None

19.

Which of the following is snell's law

a)

n1sini = n2sinr

b)

Sini/sinr = v1/v2

c)

Sini/sinr = n2/n1

d)

All the above

20.

from the given figure light travels from

a)

Denser to rarer

b)

Rarer to denser

c)

denser to denser

d)

rarer to rarer

21.

From the given diagram which medium is denser medium

a)

Medium 1

b)

Medium 2

c)

Bothe are denser

d)

None of them are denser

22.

In which medium from the figure speed of light is more

a)

Medium 1

b)

Medium 2

c)

In both media is same

d)

Can't say

23.

The absolute refractive indices of water and glass are 4/3 and 3/2 respectively. then the relative refractive index of glass with respect to water is -----

a)

9/8

b)

8/9

c)

3/4

d)

2/3

24.

If v1 and v2 are the velocities of light rarer and denser medium respectively, then the relation between v1 and v2?

a)

v1= v2

b)

v1 > v2

c)

v1 < v2

d)

can't say

25.


 i and r\angle i\ and\ \angle r   are the agle of incidence and angle of refraction. If light travel from denser to rarer medium, then

a)

  i\angle i  =  r\angle r  

b)

    \angle i  >  \angle r  

c)

  \angle i  \angle r  

d)

can't say

26.

Absolute refractive index of any medium is always _______.

a)

less than 1

b)

greater than 1

c)

1

d)

0