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Reflection and Refraction

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the diagram, which letter represents the angle of incidence?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.
Law of reflection state that - The angle of incidence is .................. to the angle of reflection.
a)
equal
b)
double
c)
half
3.

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.

4.
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
5.

Light refracts when:

a)

It changes speed

b)

It changes from a particle to a wave

c)

Its density changes

d)

It encounters a solid object

6.

What do we call a material that light can travel through?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

medium

d)

pathway

7.

Glass has a _____________ density than air.

a)
Equal
b)
Greater
c)

Smaller

d)
Impossible to say
8.

A light ray is incident from water to air. Which of the refracted rays is correct?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

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

10.

The line 90 degress through the refracting or reflecting surface is called?

a)

Medium

b)

Normal

c)

Incidence

d)

Reflection

11.

The angle of reflection is

a)

90 degrees

b)

55 degrees

c)

45 degrees

d)

135 degrees

12.

When light bounces of a mirror,it is

a)

Reflected

b)

Corrected

c)

Absorbed

d)

Refracted

13.

Which number represents the normal?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

14.

In the given figure , which angle represents angle of incidence ?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d