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- 1. Multiple Choice
A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light-always travels in a straight linebends when it passes through watermakes the water in the glass evaporatereflects the pencil on the water's surface - 2. Multiple ChoiceReflectionRefraction
- 3. Multiple ChoiceReflectionRefraction
- 4. Multiple ChoiceLight bending as it passes through a rain drop is an example of...RefractionReflection
- 5. Multiple ChoiceRefraction is the bending of a wave disturbance as it passes from one _________ into another.glassmediumareaboundary
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhen light passes at an angle to the normal from one material into another material in which its speed is higherit is bent toward the normal.it always lies along the normal.it is unaffected.it is bent away from the normal.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhen light passes at an angle to the normal from one material into another material in which its speed is lowerit is bent towards the normal.it always lies along the normal.it is unaffected.it is bent away from the normal.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow is light affected by an increase in the index of refraction?Its frequency increasesIts frequency decreasesIts speed increasesIts speed decreases
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes what will happen to a light ray incident on a glass-to-air boundary at greater than the critical angle?total internal reflectiontotal external transmissionpartial reflection, partial transmissionpartial reflection, total transmission
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAtmospheric refraction of light rays is responsible for which of the following effects?spherical abberationmirageschromatic abberationtotal internal reflection in a gemstone
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich color of light is most refracted during dispersion by a prism?redyellowgreenviolet
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of image is formed when rays of light actually intersect?realvirtualcurvedprojected
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe velocity of light in vacuum is _______ m/s3x1083x10123x1063x1010
- 14. Multiple ChoiceLight 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=2.45diamondwaterflint glassbarium glass - 15. Multiple ChoiceLight travels through a liquid at 2.25 EE 8 m/s. What is the index of the liquid?1.331.01.5232.45
- 16. Multiple ChoiceGlass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.EqualGreaterLessImpossible to say
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe formula to calculate the refractive index isn=cvn=v/cn=c/vv=nc
- 18. Multiple ChoiceSwimming pools and the ocean look shallower than they really are due to:reflectiondispersionrefractiontotal internal reflection
- 19. Multiple ChoiceGlass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.EqualGreaterLessImpossible to say
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAbsolute refractive index of any medium is always _______.less than 1greater than 110
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIn what medium does light travel the fastest?vacuumairwaterglass
- 22. Multiple ChoiceLight 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=2.45diamondwaterflint glassbarium glass - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags