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Refraction W3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Will light change direction toward or away from the perpendicular when it goes from air to water?

a)

away from the perpendicular

b)

toward the perpendicular

2.

Will light change direction toward or away from the perpendicular when it goes from glass to water?

a)

away from the perpendicular

b)

toward the perpendicular

3.

Will light change direction toward or away from the perpendicular when it goes from Benzene to water?

a)

away from the perpendicular

b)

toward the perpendicular

4.

What is the speed of light in Ethanol?

a)

220426157 m/s

b)

199866755 m/s

c)

184275184 m/s

d)

124018189 m/s

5.

What is the speed of light in Diamond?

a)

220426157 m/s

b)

199866755 m/s

c)

184275184 m/s

d)

124018189 m/s

6.

What is the speed of light in Carbon disulfide

a)

220426157 m/s

b)

199866755 m/s

c)

184275184 m/s

d)

124018189 m/s

7.

Calculate the index of refraction for a medium in which the speed of light is

2 × 10^8 m/s

a)

1.75

b)

2

c)

1.5

d)

1

8.

The speed of light is

2 × 10^8 m/s. Identify the most likely substance:

a)

Glass

b)

Air

c)

Benzene

d)

Water

9.

Components of some computers communicate with each other through optical fibers having an index of refraction n = 1.5. What time in nanoseconds is required for a signal to travel 0.200 m through such a fiber?

a)

1.03 ns

b)

1 ns

c)

0.5 ns

d)

0.9 ns

10.

Suppose you have an unknown clear substance immersed in water, and you wish to identify it by finding its index of refraction. You arrange to have a beam of light enter it at an angle of 45.0°, and you observe the angle of refraction to be 40.3°.

a)

1.46

b)

1.55

c)

1.34

d)

1.33