Snell's Law Quiz

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What is Snell's Law also known as?

• Law of Reflection

• Law of Dispersion

• Law of Refraction

• Law of Diffraction

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What does Snell's Law relate?

• The angles of incidence and transmission

• The angles of incidence and reflection

• The speed of light in a vacuum and in a medium

• The frequency and wavelength of light

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What is the refractive index of water according to Table 1?

• 1.49

• 1.000293

• 1.000

• 1.333

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What happens to light when it crosses the boundary between two different materials?

• It is scattered

• It is refracted

• It is reflected

• It is absorbed

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What is the critical angle?

• The angle at which light is parallel to the normal

• The angle at which light is perpendicular to the normal

• The angle at which light is completely reflected

• The angle at which light is completely absorbed

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What is the speed of light in a medium given by?

• c = n/v

• c = n + v

• c = nv

• c = v/n

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What is the equation for the index of refraction?

• n = c + v

• n = c - v

• n = v/c

• n = c/v

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What is the refractive index of diamond according to Table 1?

• 1.333

• 2.42

• 1.46

• 1.49

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What is the main application of Snell's Law mentioned in the text?

• Fiber Optics

• Prisms

• Mirrors

• Lenses

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What must remain the same for all materials at the boundary according to the theory of light as a wave?

• The speed of light

• The frequency of light

• The amplitude of light

• The wavelength of light