Light Reflection and Refraction

What happens to the speed of light when it enters a denser medium?

• it increases

• it decreases

• it remains the same

Which of the following is NOT an application of refraction?

• Lenses for eyeglasses

• Mirrors

• Microscopes

• Telescopes

Which of the following factors affect the amount of refraction that occurs?

• Angle of incidence

• Speed of light

• Density of medium

• All of the above

When light passing from air to glass will cause the light to...

• maintain its original speed

• increase its speed

• reduce its speed

The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.

In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is.....

• absorbed

• stopped

• reflected

• refracted

The bouncing off of light rays from the surface of an object such as a mirror or other shiny surface is called....

• mirror

• laser

• reflection

• refraction

Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?

• The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.

• The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.

• The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.

This image represents ......

• Refraction

• Reflection

How is refraction different from reflection?

• Reflection is the bouncing of light off an object and refraction is the bending of light when it moves through one kind of matter to another.

• Reflection is the bending of light when it moves through one kind of matter to another and refraction is the bouncing of light off an object.

What do we call the bending of light as it passes between two mediums?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Absorption