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WorksheetsReflection, Refraction, Snell's Law Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
When light bends as it passes through a substance it's called:
Diffusion
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
When light bends and bounces off a substance it's called:
Diffusion
Diffraction
Reflection
Refraction
Rays of light hit the smooth, glossy pages of a magazine. The rays of light reflect off at one angle, producing a glare. What kind of reflection is it?
Diffuse Reflection
Regular Reflection
Critical Angle
Refraction
Rays of light hit the rough, textured pages of a book. The rays of light reflect off at multiple angles. What kind of reflection is it?
Specular/Regular reflection
The angle of reflection is (a) to the angle of incidence.
A ray of light is incident at an angle of 60 degrees upon the surface of a piece of crown glass. What is the angle of refraction? Crown Glass (n = 1.52)
34.7degrees
71.1 degrees
52 degrees
39.5 degrees
Light is incident at an angle of 60 degrees on the surface of a diamond. Find the angle of refraction. Diamond (n = 2.42)
21 degrees
A ray of light passes from water into crown glass at an angle of 23.2 degrees. Find the angle of refraction. Water (n = 1.33) Crown Glass (n = 1.52)
20.16 degrees
A ray of light moves from air into an unknown substance. The angle of incidence is 24.7 degrees. If the angle of refraction is 9.94 degrees, what is the unknown substance's index of refraction?
2.42
Light goes from flint glass into ethanol. The angle of refraction in the ethanol is 25 degrees. What is the angle of incidence in the glass? flint glass (n= 1.61) Ethanol ( n = 1.36)
20.9 degrees
During Dispersion, (a) light bends the (b) and travels the (c) . It has the (d) index of refraction.
During Dispersion, (a) light bends the (b) and travels the (c) . It has the (d) index of refraction.
Match the following!
Refraction
Light bends, slows, and passes through
Reflection
Light bends and bounces off a surface
Dispersion
White Light separates into colors
Total Internal Reflection
Light completely turns back on itself
Angle of Incidence
Light hits a surface initially at this
What is the speed of light in diamond if the index of refraction is 2.42 for diamond.
133,928,571.4 m/s
The speed of light in chloroform is 1.99 x 10^8 m/s. What is the index of refraction?
What is the critical angle of diamond, n=2.42?
What is the critical angle for ethanol? n=1.36
47.33 degrees
What is the speed of light in flint glass? n=1.61
Label each light ray or angle correctly.
Incident Ray
Angle of Incidence
Angle of Reflection
Reflected Ray of Light
Select the refracted ray, incident ray, and the reflected ray.
Refracted Ray
Reflected Ray
Incident Ray
