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Electromagnetic Waves, Reflection, Refraction

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light entering a new medium at an angle will change direction because it changes ___.

a)

frequency

b)

polarization

c)

amplitude

d)

speed

e)

energy

2.

Select all that are TRUE about Reflection & Refraction.

a)

Refraction is when light strikes & bounces off an object

b)

Reflection is when light strikes & bounces off an object

c)

Reflection is when light bends as it passes through a substance

d)

Refraction is when light bends as it passes through a substance

3.

A ray of light in oil (n = 1.75) is angled at 25° to the normal when it encounters a layer of water, where it makes an angle of 33.8° to the normal in the water. The index of refraction of water is ___.

a)

1.29

b)

1.33

c)

0.739

d)

0.760

e)

1.00

4.

Order these radiant energy forms from least energy to most energy

a)

radio

b)

microwave

c)

infrared

d)

visible

1)
2)
3)
4)
5.
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
6.

In a vacuum/empty space, the speed of light...

a)

can vary

b)

is always 3.0×108 m/s

c)

is slower than the speed of light through a medium

d)

is less than the speed of sound in a vacuum

7.

Two polarizing filters are set up so the transmitted light is at a maximum intensity.

Through which angle should polariser 2 be rotated so that no light is transmitted?

a)

45º

b)

60º

c)

90º

d)

180º

8.

Solve this problems using the equation:

c = λ·f

If an AM radio station broadcasts at

9.95 x 105 Hz, what is the wavelength of this radiation?

a)

6.59 x 10-28 m

b)

1.01 x 10-6 m

c)

3.32 x 10-3 m

d)

302 m

9.

What is the angle of incidence?

a)

The angle at which light bends in water.

b)

The angle at which light arrives at a surface.

c)

The angle at which light is absorbed by an object.

d)

The angle at which light bounces off a surface.

10.

If light moves at 1.24×108 m/s in diamond, the index of refraction of diamond is ___.

a)

2.42

b)

1.24

c)

0.413

d)

55

e)

3.72×1016

11.

When light passes from air to water, what happens to the speed of the light?

a)

speeds up

b)

slows down

c)

stays the same

12.
MCQ 020
Which diagram shows the correct image of the key in a plane mirror?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.

The unknown angle in the picture is ___.

a)

73°

b)

27°

c)

90°

d)

146°

e)

17°