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Light Ray

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
2.
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
3.

If light is traveling from air to water with an angle of INCIDENCE of 40 degrees, what is the angle of refraction? (n=1 air, n=1.33 water)

...How do you solve: (1)(sin40) = (1.33)(sinƟ)

a)

48 degrees

b)

2.07 degrees

c)

11.9 degrees

d)

28.9 degrees

4.
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
5.
A ray of light traveling from air into crown glass strikes the surface at an angle of 30 degrees. What is the angle of refraction? (air n=1, crown glass n=1.532)
a)
39.7 degrees
b)
19.2 degrees
c)
59.1 degrees
d)
12.3 degrees
6.
Glass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.
a)
Equal
b)
Greater
c)
Less
d)
Impossible to say
7.
This shows the phenomenon known as....
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
mirrors
d)
focal point
8.
Light has the lowest 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.
A ray of light traveling from air into crown glass strikes the surface at an angle of 30 degrees. What is the angle of refraction? (air n=1, crown glass n=1.532)
a)
39.7 degrees
b)
19.2 degrees
c)
59.1 degrees
d)
12.3 degrees
10.
What is the index of refraction of a refractive liquid if the angle of incidence in the air is 35 degrees and the angle of refraction is 14 degrees?
a)
1.33
b)
2.21
c)
2.37
d)
1.72
11.
What is the index of refraction of a refractive medium if the angle of incidence in the air is 40 degrees and the angle of refraction is 29 degrees?
a)
1.32
b)
2.06
c)
1.523
d)
1.586
12.
If the angle of incidence of light traveling through air, and then striking water is 30 degrees what is the angle of refraction? (n=1 air, n=1.33 water)
a)
15 degrees
b)
22 degrees
c)
43 degrees
d)
17 degrees
13.
A ray of light traveling from air into crown glass strikes the surface at an angle of 30 degrees. What is the angle of refraction? (air n=1, crown glass n=1.532)
a)
39.7 degrees
b)
19.2 degrees
c)
59.1 degrees
d)
12.3 degrees
14.

Angle between normal and the ray reaching the boundary is

a)

angle of refraction.

b)

angle of reflection

c)

angle of incident

d)

angle of incidence

15.

What does part #2 in the system represent?

a)

Light signals are what carries information in fiber optics

b)

Digital signals are sent through fiber optic cables

c)

Total internal reflection keeps the light inside of the cable

d)

Lasers are the source of light that we send in fiber optics

e)

Glass or plastic fiber optic cables carry information as light

16.

If the light is travelling from glass with a wavelength of 600nm to diamond, then what is the wavelength in the diamond? (n of glass = 1.5 and n of diamond = 2.4)

a)

236nm

b)

256nm

c)

610nm

d)

375nm

17.

Which one is true for the formation of a mirage?

a)

The light first goes through TIR and then passes through the colder layers of air to hotter layers. (TIR is total internal reflection)

b)

The light first goes through TIR after passing through the colder layers of air to hotter layers.

c)

The light first goes through TIR and then passes through the hotter layers of air to colder layers.

18.
What is the most prominent use of Fiber Optics today?
a)
Phones
b)
Television Screens
c)
The Internet
d)
MRI imaging
19.

Chose the TWO conditions are NOT correct for total internal reflection to take place

a)

The incident angle should be less than the critical angle

b)

The incident angle should be greater than the critical angle

c)

Light should travel from a denser to a lighter medium

d)

Light should travel from a lighter to a denser medium

20.

Glasses are a use of:

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction