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Y8 U6 Reflection and refraction [Revision]

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following diagram shows the ray diagram when a torch light is torched towards a mirror. Which of the following is the correct reflected ray?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

When does the light is refracted?

a)

When light travels in a straight line

b)

When light is bounced

c)

When light travels in two different mediums

d)

When light cannot pass through an opaque object

3.

What is the angle of reflection equal to?

a)

The angle of refraction

b)

The angle of incidence

c)

The angle of absorption

d)

The angle of light

4.
According to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirror
a)
continues moving through the mirror in the same direction
b)
moves into the mirror at a slightly different angle
c)
bounces off the mirror toward the direction it came from
d)
bounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.
5.
Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?
a)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.
b)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.
c)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.
d)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.
6.

Identify the following image as or refraction.

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

7.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

8.

In the diagram, which letter represents the reflected ray?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

What is the angle of reflection equal to?

a)

The angle of refraction

b)

The angle of incidence

c)

The angle of absorption

d)

The angle of light

10.

What happens to light in a prism

a)

The light is refracted.

b)

The light is reflected

c)

The light is absorbed

d)

The light does not change at all.

11.
If the angle between the incident light ray and the reflected light ray is 90ْ , so the angle of incidence equals……. ْ
a)
0ْْ
b)
30ْ
c)
45ْ
d)
90ْ
12.
If the angle between the relected light ray and the reflecting surface is 30ْ , so the angle of reflection will be equal to……. ْ
a)
15
b)
30
c)
60
d)
90
13.
The angle of incidence of light is ……its angle of reflection
a)
larger than
b)
smaller than
c)
equal to
d)
no correct answer
14.
The ….is the change in the direction of light rays when light passes from a transparent medium to another transparent medium of different optical density
a)
light reflection
b)
light refraction
c)
light absorption
d)
light separation
15.
Light refraction is due to the difference in……through different media
a)
sound intensity
b)
nature of the surface
c)

light speed

d)
all the previous answers
16.

Which of the following figures represents the refractoin of light in a rectangular glass block?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.
The angle of incidence is greater than the angle of refraction when a light ray travels from….
a)
a. air to water
b)
b. air to glass
c)
c. water to air
18.
When light ray travels from air to water , it ……
a)
refracts near the normal
b)
refracts far from normal
c)
passes without refraction
d)
reflects
19.

Which of the following figures represents a correct light refraction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

What is the cause of refraction of light?

a)

Because the speed of light is different in different medium

b)

Because light travels with same speed in any medium

c)

Light travels with same velocity

d)

All of the above

21.

What is the angle of reflection (θr) in the image?

a)

56o

b)

90o

c)

124o

d)

34o

22.

When does the light is refracted?

a)

When light travels in a straight line

b)

When light is bounced

c)

When light travels in two different mediums

d)

When light cannot pass through an opaque object

23.

When the light passes out of the glass, back into the air

a)

It bends away from the normal

b)

It does not bend

c)

It bends towards the normal

d)

It continues to be the normal

24.

Light travels in a _________ line.

a)

wavy

b)

curved

c)

straight

d)

low

25.

A boy sees a fish in a lake. Which labelled path is taken by the light travelling from the fish to the boy’s eye?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

A ray of light is reflected by two parallel plane mirrors X and Y. Which statement is correct?

a)

The angle of incidence at mirror X is 30°.

b)

The angle of incidence at mirror Y is 60°.

c)

The angle of reflection at mirror X is 120°.

d)

The angle of reflection at mirror Y is 0°.

27.

What is the name of a line drawn at 900 to the surface of a material?

a)

Boundary

b)

Incident

c)

Normal

d)

Reflected

28.

What is the law of reflection?

a)

Angle of incidence= angle of reflection

b)

Angle of incidence < angle of reflection

c)

Angle of incidence > angle of reflection

29.

A light ray passes from air into water at an angle of 300 . Which of these angles is likely to be the angle of refraction?

a)

30 degrees

b)

22 degrees

c)

38 degrees

30.

At the boundary, when light passes from air into glass

a)

it always changes direction

b)

It sometimes changes direction

c)

It never changes direction

31.

What happens to the speed of light when it passes from air into glass?

a)

it increases

b)

it does not change

c)

it decreases

32.

When a ray of light from air enters a block of glass at an angle, what change in direction will the ray take?

a)

The ray will move towards the normal

b)

The ray won't move at all

c)

The ray will move away from the normal

33.

What letters indicate angles of incidence?

a)

B and F

b)

A and E

c)

A and P

34.

What letters indicate angles of incidence?

a)

B and F

b)

A and E

c)

A and P

35.

What letters indicates angles of refraction?

a)

E and U

b)

P and T

c)

B and Q