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8.4 REFRACTION OF LIGHT

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Light bending as it passes from one medium (object) to another is...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
2.
What causes light to appear refracted?
a)
temperature
b)
speed
c)
weather
d)
climate
3.

When does the light is refracted?

a)

When light travels in a straight line

b)

When light is bounced

c)

When light travels in two different mediums

d)

When light cannot pass through an opaque object

4.

Diagram shows the condition of a spoon in a glass of water.

What can be observed about the spoon?

a)

The spoon looks bent.

b)

The water is clearer.

c)

The water level rises.

d)

Light is refracted.

5.

What is the conclusion from your observation in this picture?

a)

Light travels in a straight line

b)

Light can be refracted

c)

Light can be reflected

d)

Light can pass through a transparent material

6.

Which of the following shows the principle of light refraction? Tick the correct answers.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

7.
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
8.
Swimming pools and the ocean look shallower than they really are due to:
a)
reflection 
b)
dispersion
c)
refraction
d)
total internal reflection
9.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

What direction does the ray bend when entering a more optically dense material, where the wave travels more slowly?

a)

Towards the normal.

b)

Away from the normal.

c)

No change.

d)

Answer is not listed above.

11.

A ray of light in air is incident at an angle on one side of a rectangular glass block, as shown. Which ray diagram correctly describes the complete path of the ray of light?


(Determine if light bends towards or away from normal at each boundary)

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

When a ray of light entering from air is incident on the surface of a glass slab at an angle of 90°, the measure of angle of refraction=

(a)  

13.

The bending of light is called...

a)

a rainbow

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

absorption

14.

What does the picture show about light?

a)

reflection

b)

absorption

c)

refraction

d)

light

15.

Tick the devices that use principle of refraction

a)
b)
c)
d)