Refraction (Form 3)

Refraction (Form 3)

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Refraction (Form 3)

Refraction (Form 3)

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Elizabeth Copeland-Maitland

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following statements best describes 'refraction'?

The bouncing off of light when it hits a surface.

The absorption of light when it hits a surface.

The bending of light when it crosses the boundary from one medium to another.

The bending of a medium as light passes through it.

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these media can be used to demonstrate the refraction of light? (You may choose more than one)

water

wood

diamond

air

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

In the ray diagram below, which line represents the incident ray?

A

B

N

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

In the ray diagram below, which angle represents the refracted angle?

A

B

C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name given to the quantity that tells us how much the light will bend when it travels from air into a medium?

refractive index

optical index

refraction limit

optical limit

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Glass has a refractive index of 1.5 and diamond has a refractive index of 2.4.

This tells us that diamond is ____________ optically dense than glass.

less

more

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why does light bend when it crosses the boundary from one medium to another?

Light is pushed to the side by the second medium

Light gets confused in the second medium

Light is attracted to the normal

Light changes speed in the second medium

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