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- 1. Multiple Choice
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-absorbedstoppedreflectedrefracted - 2. Multiple Choice
What is the angle of reflection equal to?
The angle of refraction
The angle of incidence
The angle of absorption
The angle of light
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirrorcontinues moving through the mirror in the same directionmoves into the mirror at a slightly different anglebounces off the mirror toward the direction it came frombounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceGlass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.EqualGreaterLessImpossible to say
- 5. Multiple Choice
Refraction happens because light travels _____________ in glass or water compared to air
Faster
The same
At the speed of sound
Slower
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow is light affected by an increase in the index of refraction?Its frequency increasesIts frequency decreasesIts speed increasesIts speed decreases
- 7. 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 - 8. 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 - 9. Multiple Choice
Based on the image, as light passes from medium 1 to medium 2
light speeds up and bends towards the normal
light speeds up and bends away from the normal
light slows down and bends towards the normal
light slows down and bends away from the normal
- 10. Multiple Choice
Based on the image, which medium has a larger index of refraction?
Medium 1 has a larger index of refraction.
Medium 2 has a larger index of refraction.
Both mediums have the same index of refraction.
Cannot be determined.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn what medium does light travel the fastest?vacuumairwaterglass
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe velocity of light in vacuum is _______ m/s3x1083x10123x1063x1010
- 13. Multiple ChoiceRefraction is the bending of a wave disturbance as it passes from one _________ into another.glassmediumareaboundary
- 14. Multiple Choice
A ray of light travels from air into a glass block.
Which diagram correctly shows the path of the ray through the glass block?
A
B
C
D
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe point where the rays meet is known as....Firethe focal pointrefractionPlane of the lens
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich describes a convex lens?triangular in shapemore transparent in the middlethicker on the edges than in the middlethicker in the middle than on the edges
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIs a convex lens thicker or thinner in the middle?ThickerThinner
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the word "diverging" mean?to spread apartto come togetherparallelperpendicular
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThis image is...Inverted and smallerinverted and biggernot inverted and smallernot inverted and bigger
- 20. Multiple Choice
Rays of light from a point object, after refraction through the lens actually meet to form an image.
real image
virtual image
actual image
erect image
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which figure represents the path light takes through a converging lens?
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich terms describe the reflection seen in this image?virtual, uprightvirtual, invertedreal, uprightreal, inverted
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