Reflection and Refraction (Unit Evaluation)

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11th grade Physics (Reflection and Refraction & Electrostatics) Quiz am Reflection and Refraction (Unit Evaluation), erstellt von Olivia Gibbs am 31/03/2015.
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

Frage
When a virtual image is created in a plane mirror
Antworten
  • the image is upright.
  • the image is located behind the mirror.
  • reflected rays diverge.
  • ALL OF THE ABOVE
  • NONE OF THE ABOVE

Frage 2

Frage
An echo occurs when sound
Antworten
  • is transmitted through a surface.
  • is reflected from a distant surface.
  • changes speed when it strikes a distant surface.
  • ALL OF THE ABOVE
  • NONE OF THE ABOVE

Frage 3

Frage
Diffuse reflection occurs when the size of surface irregularities
Antworten
  • larger than 1 m in diameter.
  • large compared to the wavelength of the light used.
  • small compared to the wavelength of the light used.
  • larger than 1 cm in diameter.
  • NONE OF THE ABOVE

Frage 4

Frage
It is difficult to see the roadway from a car on a rainy night because the road surface
Antworten
  • is obscured by the rain itself.
  • that is normally a diffuse reflector when dry becomes a mirror surface when wet.
  • absorbs the light more when wet.
  • scatters light in all directions.

Frage 5

Frage
Refraction is caused by
Antworten
  • different wave speeds.
  • more than one reflection.
  • displaced images.
  • bending.

Frage 6

Frage
You can hear noises a long distance away over water at night because
Antworten
  • of lowered temperature.
  • water conducts sound better at night.
  • sound is reflected off water more efficiently at night.
  • of refraction of sound in air.

Frage 7

Frage
The average speed of light is greatest in
Antworten
  • orange glass.
  • blue glass.
  • red glass.
  • green glass.
  • IT IS THE SAME IN ALL OF THE ABOVE

Frage 8

Frage
A mirage can occur
Antworten
  • when cooler air is above hotter air.
  • when there's a layer of hot air close to the ground.
  • on a hot day.
  • ALL OF THE ABOVE
  • NONE OF THE ABOVE

Frage 9

Frage
The critical angle for a light from the bottom of a swimming pool shining upward toward the pool's surface is the angle
Antworten
  • where light is refracted so it just skims the pool surface.
  • 43 degrees.
  • at which all light is refracted out of the pool.
  • 42 degrees.
  • at which some light is reflected from the surface.

Frage 10

Frage
A person standing waist-deep in a swimming pool appears to have short legs because of light
Antworten
  • refraction.
  • interference.
  • diffraction.
  • reflection.
  • absorption.

Frage 11

Frage
Different colors of light travel at different speeds in a transparent medium. In a vacuum, different colors of light travel at
Antworten
  • the same speed.
  • different speeds.

Frage 12

Frage
The spectrum produced by a prism or a raindrop is evidence that the average speed of light in the material depends on the light's
Antworten
  • transmission qualities.
  • col.or.
  • wave nature.
  • particle nature.

Frage 13

Frage
The shortest plane mirror in which you can see your entire image
Antworten
  • is half your height.
  • is twice your height.
  • is equal to your height.
  • cannot be determined.
  • depends on how far the mirror is from you.

Frage 14

Frage
A beam of light travels fastest in
Antworten
  • air.
  • water.
  • plastic.
  • glass.
  • ITS AVERAGE SPEED IS THE SAME IN EACH OF THE ABOVE

Frage 15

Frage
Which of the following is a consequence of the refraction of light?
Antworten
  • rainbows
  • mirages
  • internal reflection
  • ALL OF THE ABOVE
  • NONE OF THE ABOVE

Frage 16

Frage
Stars twinkle when seen from Earth at night. When seen from the moon, stars
Antworten
  • twinkle less.
  • twinkle more.
  • don't twinkle.

Frage 17

Frage
In a curved optical fiber, light
Antworten
  • gains energy in each internal reflection.
  • internally reflects in a succession of straight-line paths.
  • bends and follows the curve of the fiber.
  • scatters in random directions from the fiber's inner surface.

Frage 18

Frage
A rainbow nicely illustrates an example of light
Antworten
  • internal reflection.
  • refraction.
  • internal reflection and refraction.
  • neither internally reflecting nor refracting.

Frage 19

Frage
In a double rainbow, the outermost color in the outermost bow is
Antworten
  • blue.
  • green.
  • red.
  • ANY OF THESE AT DIFFERENT TIMES

Frage 20

Frage
A secondary rainbow is dimmer than a primary rainbow because
Antworten
  • only large drops produce secondary rainbows.
  • sunlight reaching it is less intense.
  • there is an extra reflection inside the water drops.
  • it is a reflection of the primary rainbow.
  • NONE OF THE ABOVE

Frage 21

Frage
When seen from an airplane, a rainbow sometimes forms a complete circle. When this happens, the plane's shadow is
Antworten
  • in the center of the rainbow.
  • totally outside the rainbow.
  • in the upper part of the rainbow.
  • nowhere. There is no shadow.
  • in the lower part of the rainbow.

Frage 22

Frage
Ninety percent of light incident on a certain piece of glass passes through it. How much light passes through two pieces of this glass?
Antworten
  • 81%
  • 85%
  • 89%
  • 90%
  • 80%

Frage 23

Frage
The law of reflection says that all light reaching a boundary between two surfaces is reflected.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 24

Frage
When you look at the image of a candle in a plane mirror, you see a real image.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 25

Frage
Diffuse reflection occurs when light is reflected in many directions from a rough surface.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 26

Frage
Reflection occurs when one pat of a wave travels more slowly than another part.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 27

Frage
The critical angle is the angle at which light just grazes the surface of a substance.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 28

Frage
Total internal reflection occurs when a light ray hits a surface at an angle greater than the critical angle.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 29

Frage
When a wave reaches a boundary between two media, in most cases some of the wave is reflected and some is refracted.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 30

Frage
A line that represents the position of a wave crest is called a wave front.
Antworten
  • True
  • False
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