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REFRACTION OF LIGHT

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the subjective property of light related to its wavelength.

a)

refractive index

b)

frequency

c)

colour

d)

velocity

2.

Jyothi puts a pencil into a glass container having water and is surprised to see the pencil bend.Name the phenomenon responsible for the change.

a)

Reflection of light

b)

Refraction of light

c)

total internal reflection of light

d)

partial reflection and partial refraction

3.

As the ray of light passes from air to glass, state how the wavelength of light changes.

a)

wavelength increases

b)

wavelength decreases

c)

wavelength remains constant

d)

wavelength decreases and then increases

4.

A boy uses blue colour of light to find the refractive index of glass. He then repeats the experiment using red colour of light .How will the refractive index of glass be ?

a)

the same

b)

μ decreases

c)

μ increases

d)

same as speed of light

5.

When a ray of light enters from one medium to another having different optical densities it bends. beacuse

a)

of different optical densities

b)

speed of light changes

c)

obstruction of light changes

d)

frequency of light changes

6.

choose the conditions where light does not bend when entering a medium of different optical density,

a)

incident ray is normal to the refracting surface

b)

any obliquely incident ray

c)

angle of incidence is 90°

d)

angle of incidence is 0°

7.

Which colour of light travels fastest in any medium except air ?

a)

yellow

b)

red

c)

violet

d)

white

8.
Light has the highest 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
9.
The fact the two angles are the same is an example of....
a)
Refraction
b)
Angle of Incidence
c)
Law of reflection
d)
Magnification
10.
The velocity of light in vacuum is _______ m/s.
a)
3x108
b)
3x1012
c)
3x106
d)
3x1010
11.
The formula to calculate the refractive index is
a)
n=cv
b)
n=v/c
c)
n=c/v
d)
v=nc
12.
Absolute refractive index of any medium is always _______.
a)
less than 1
b)
greater than 1
c)
1
d)
0
13.
If a pulse of red light and a pulse of blue light travel in vacuum
a)
The red pulse travels faster because its index of refraction is smaller
b)
The blue pulse travels faster
c)
The two pulses travel at the same speed
d)
The relative speed depends on the exact wavelengths of the red and blue pulses
14.

What happens to the light rays in a convex lens?

a)

Converge

b)

Diverge

c)

Surge

d)

Reflect

15.

In a lens diagram, what does "u" mean?

a)

Object distance

b)

Image distance

c)

Focal Point

d)

Focal Length

16.

Looking at the diagram, describe the object distance.

a)

u>2f

b)

u=2f

c)

u=f

d)

f<u<2f

17.

This happens when the eyeballs are too long or the eye lenses are too thick

a)

Hypermetropia

b)

Myopia

c)

Utopia

d)

Hyperion

18.

A ____ is formed when the sky is refracted on the road during hot sunny weather.

a)

Rainbow

b)

Halo

c)

Mirage

d)

Green flash

19.

As a hunter you see a fish in a river. Where should you aim your spear?

a)

Exactly at the fish

b)

Below the fish

c)

Above the fish

d)

Nevermind, you will miss anyway.

20.

What happens to the light when it travels from less dense to more dense medium?

a)

speed up

b)

slows down

c)

breaks

d)

parks