Snell's Law Practice

Snell's Law Practice

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Snell's Law Practice

Snell's Law Practice

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-PS4-5, MS-PS4-2, HS-PS4-1

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is Snell's Law?

It describes the relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction when light passes through different media.

It explains the reflection of light from a mirror.

It defines the speed of light in a vacuum.

It describes the dispersion of light through a prism.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is the correct formula for Snell's Law?

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If the angle of incidence is 30 degrees and the refractive index of the first medium is 1.5, what is the angle of refraction in the second medium with a refractive index of 1.0?

45 degrees

60 degrees

90 degrees

30 degrees

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In an experiment, a light ray passes from air into water. If the angle of incidence is 45 degrees and the angle of refraction is 32 degrees, what is the refractive index of water?

1.33

1.41

1.50

1.61

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the concept of refraction?

The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.

The reflection of light from a surface.

The scattering of light in different directions.

The absorption of light by a medium.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A light ray travels from glass (n=1.5) to air (n=1.0). If the angle of incidence is 60 degrees, what is the angle of refraction?

90 degrees

45 degrees

30 degrees

60 degrees

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What happens to the speed of light as it moves from a medium with a higher refractive index to a lower refractive index?

It increases.

It decreases.

It remains the same.

It becomes zero.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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