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Refraction

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-

a)

absorbed

b)

reflected

c)

refracted

d)

stopped

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.

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.

4.

What do we call this tool that separates white light into the colors of the Visible Spectrum?

a)

tuning fork

b)

prism

c)

microscope

d)

graduated cylinder

5.

Is a convex lens thicker or thinner in the middle?

a)

Thicker 

b)

Thinner 

6.

When light waves move from passing through air to passing through a glass lens when happens to them?

a)

They slow down and change direction

b)

They speed up and change direction

c)

They maintain the same speed and change direction

d)

They maintain their same speed and direction

7.

On the diagram A is :

a)

The angle of incidence

b)

The reflection ray

c)

The incidence ray

d)

The refraction ray

8.

On the diagram, B is:

a)

The refraction ray

b)

The normal

c)

The angle of incidence

d)

The incidence ray

9.

C is :

a)

The angle of incidence

b)

The angle of reflection

c)

The angle of refraction

d)

The normal

10.

On the diagram, D is:

a)

The reflected ray

b)

The incidence ray

c)

The normal

d)

The refracted ray

11.

E is:

a)

The angle of incidence

b)

The normal

c)

The angle of reflection

d)

The angle of refraction

12.

What happens to a light ray when it passes from water into air?

a)

It speeds up and bends away from the normal

b)

It slows down and bends towards the normal

c)

It maintains the same speed and direction

d)

It speeds up and bends towards the normal

13.

Which of the following is the correct formula for Snell's Law?

a)

n1sin⁡θ1=n2sin⁡θ2n_1 \sin \theta_1 = n_2 \sin \theta_2

b)

n1cos⁡θ1=n2cos⁡θ2n_1 \cos \theta_1 = n_2 \cos \theta_2

c)

n1tan⁡θ1=n2tan⁡θ2n_1 \tan \theta_1 = n_2 \tan \theta_2

d)

n1cot⁡θ1=n2cot⁡θ2n_1 \cot \theta_1 = n_2 \cot \theta_2

14.

In an experiment, a beam of light passes through a glass prism and emerges on the other side. What is the phenomenon observed at the boundary of the prism?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Dispersion

15.

Why do objects appear bent when partially submerged in water?

a)

Due to reflection of light

b)

Due to refraction of light

c)

Due to diffraction of light

d)

Due to absorption of light