Reflection and refraction
Light on the move.
Reflection and refraction
Light on the move.
Alter and label your reflection diagram from last lesson.
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emits
eyes
luminous
reflects
Which of the following is an example of reflection?
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Hearing an echo in a cave
Feeling the warmth of the sun
Seeing yourself in a mirror
Tasting a delicious meal
What type of wave undergoes reflection?
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Radio waves
Light and sound waves
Heat waves
Electromagnetic waves
What law describes the angle of incidence being equal to the angle of reflection?
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Snell's law
The law of reflection
Newton's law of motion
The law of refraction
What phenomenon is described by the bouncing back of light from a smooth surface?
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Reflection
Absorption
Refraction
Diffraction
What is the phenomenon when a pencil appears bent in a glass of water?
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Absorption
Dispersion
Reflection
Refraction
What is the angle of refraction?
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The angle between the incident ray and the mirror.
The angle between the refracted ray and the surface.
The angle between the incident ray and the refracted ray.
The angle between the refracted ray and the normal.
Which of the following can cause refraction of light?
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Passing through a vacuum.
Passing through a medium with a different optical density.
Reflection off a mirror.
Passing through a medium with the same optical density.
What is refraction?
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The bending of light as it passes through different mediums.
The absorption of light by a surface.
The reflection of light off a smooth surface.
The dispersion of light into its component colors.