Reflection and Refraction of light

A. Fill in the blanks

1. The mirrors we use at home are __________________________________________ mirrors.

2. An incident ray has an arrow pointing (towards/ away) ____________________ the surface.

3. Plane means ___________________________________surface.

4. The incident ray, the normal and the reflected ray lie on the _____________________ plane.

5. Reflection from a surface that is not plane will be ________________________________.

6. A reflected ray has an arrow pointing (towards/ away) ____________ from the surface.

7. Light travels in ___________lines called _________. This property is called ____________.

8. Light travels fastest in ____________________at a speed of ____________________.

9. Ray of light arriving at the surface is called _____________________________.

10. Refraction occurs when light passes a boundary between two different______________media.

11. Light passes through a material known as _______________________________.

12. Change of speed of light causes change of _______________________________________.

13. When passing along the normal (perpendicular) the light does not __________________at all.

14. Can light travel in vacuum? __________________________

B. Answer the following questions:

Transparent substance Speed of light in km/s
Air ?
Water ?
Glass ?
Corn Oil 204000
Glycerol 204000
Diamond 124000

1. Light travels fastest in ___________________________.

2. Between which two substances will there be most refraction __________________________

3. Between which two substance there will be no refraction ____________________________

4. Which substance is the densest? _____________________________.

5. Which substance is the least dense? __________________________.

6. When light travels from air to corn oil, it is travelling from a _______________(less/more)
dense substance to a (less/ more) _________ dense substance.

The speed of light ______________ (increases/ decreases) and bends ____________

(towards/ away) from the normal.

Angle of incidence is_____________ (greater /lesser) than angle of refraction

7. When light travels from diamond to glass, it is travelling from a _______________(less/more)

dense substance to a (less/ more) _________ dense substance.

The speed of light ______________ (increases/ decreases) and bends ____________

(towards/ away) from the normal.

Angle of incidence is_____________ (greater /lesser) than angle of refraction

C. Solve the problems. Circle the right answer or fill in the blanks:
 2.
Which
letter
represents the angle of refraction?

3. Find the angle of incidence for both the diagrams.

4. The
diagram shows a ray of light travelling from air to glass. Label the angle of incidence and angle of refraction.
5.

6. A light ray passes from air into water at an angle of 30°. Which of these angles is likely to be the
angle of refraction?

 30 degrees

 22 degrees

 38 degrees

7. Which diagram shows the reflection of a ray of light at a plane mirror?

8. Light travels from Medium 1 to Medium 2 . Which

medium has higher density.

Medium 1

Medium 2
Physics Practice
1. What is meant by the spectrum of light?
1. The colours of light which can be produced by mixing primary colours
2. The colours of light which can be mixed to produce secondary colours
3. The different colours contained in white light

2. Where could you see a spectrum of light?

1. In a rainbow
2. In a shadow
3. In a reflection

3. What is the order of the colours in the visible spectrum, from low to high frequency?
1. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
2. Red, blue, green
3. Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

4. What is a prism?
1. A piece of black glass or opaque plastic
2. A device which can trap light inside
3. A piece of glass or transparent plastic with flat sides

5. Why does light split into different colours when it passes through a prism?
1. Different colours of light are refracted by different amounts
2. Different colours of light are reflected by different amounts
3. Different colours of light are absorbed by different parts of the prism

6. What is the name of the process of splitting up white light using a prism?
1. Dispersion
2. Refraction
3. Reflection

7. Which are the primary colours of light?

1. Cyan, magenta and yellow
2. Red, yellow and blue
3. Red, green and blue

8. Which are the secondary colours of light?

1. Red, green and blue
2. Orange, green and purple
3. Cyan, magenta and yellow

9. Which combination of primary colours would produce cyan light?

1. Green and blue
2. Red and blue
3. Red and green

10. Which colour is produced when red, green and blue light are combined?
1. Black
2. Brown
3. White

11. When white light shines at a yellow banana, only yellow light is…
1. Absorbed
2. Dispersed
3. Reflected
4. Refracted

12. What does reflect mean?

1. To bounce off
 2. To take in
3. To pass through

13. When blue light shines at a red strawberry, the blue light is…
1. Absorbed
2. Dispersed
3. Reflected
4. Refracted

14. What does transmit mean?

1. To pass through
2. To take in
3. To bounce off

15. What does absorb mean?

1. To take in
2. To pass through
3. To bounce off

16. How do filters affect light?

1. They transmit some colours and absorb others
2. They reflect some colours and absorb others
3. They transmit some colours and reflect others

17. Which colours of light does a green filter transmit and which does it absorb?
1. It transmits green light, and it absorbs red and blue light
2. It transmits red and blue light, and it absorbs green light
3. It transmits green and blue light, and it absorbs red light

18. Which colours of light does a yellow filter transmit and which does it absorb?
1. It transmits green and blue light, and it absorbs red light
2. It transmits blue light, and it absorbs red and green light
3. It transmits red and green light, and it absorbs blue light

19. White light shines at a blue filter. Which colour is transmitted?

1. Blue
2. Green
3. Red

20. Magenta light shines at a cyan filter. Which colour is transmitted?

1. Red
2. Blue
3. Green

21. How do coloured surfaces affect light?

1. They reflect some colours and transmit others
2. They transmit some colours and absorb others
3. They reflect some colours and absorb others

22. Which colours of light does a cyan surface reflect and which does it absorb?
1. It reflects blue and green light, and it absorbs red light
2. It reflects red and green light, and it absorbs blue light
3. It reflects green light, and it absorbs red and blue light

23. When white light hits a black surface, what light is reflected?
1. Red, green and blue
2. White
3. No light

24. The Sun emits…

1. Yellow light
2. Orange light
 3. White light
4. Red light

25. Which of the following are primary colours?

1. Blue
2. Green
3. Red

26. White light hits a surface; the surface absorbs all colours of light except red and green. What
colour surface will you see?
1. Red, green and yellow
2. Red and green
3. Yellow
4. White

27. Which one of the angles (A, B, C, or D) is the angle of incidence? ______
Which one of the angles is the angle of reflection? ______

28. A ray of light is incident towards a plane mirror at an angle of 30-degrees with the
mirror surface. What will be the angle of reflection?

29. Draw the following 2 diagrams on paper, completing the path of the ray as it reflects from the
mirrors.
In each case what is the final angle of reflection after the ray strikes the second mirror?

30. Which of the following are properties of reflective surfaces? (you can select more
than 1)
1. Rough
2. Shiny
3. Smooth
4. Dull

31. Which of the following is true about reflection from smooth surfaces?
1. Light rays are reflected in only one direction
2. Light rays are scattered in different directions
3. Light rays are not reflected

32. Which of the following is true about reflection from rough surfaces?
1. Light rays are reflected in only one direction
2. Light rays are scattered in different directions
3. Light rays are not reflected
33. Why does the spoon in the diagram look distorted?
1. Because of refraction
2. Image deformation
3. The spoon is broken
4. None of the above
34. What happens when light enters a different medium?
1. Nothing will happen
2. It changes direction
3. It changes colour

35. What happens when light travels through a less dense medium?
1. Nothing will happen
2. It bends towards the normal
3. It bends away from the normal

36. What happens to the speed of light when it travels through a more dense medium?
1. Nothing will happen
2. It slows down
3. It speeds up

37. What happens when light travels through a more dense medium?
1. Nothing will happen
2. It bends towards the normal
3. It bends away from the normal

38. Choose three of these words to complete the sentences:

slower bent reflected

faster refracted

When a pencil is put into a beaker of water it looks _____________. This is because the

light is _______________ as it leaves the water. The light travels _______________ in

air than water.

39. Arthur Podd's method of fishing involves spearing the fish while standing on the shore. The actual location of a fish is shown in
the diagram below. Because of the refraction of light, the observed location of the fish is different than its actual location. Indicate
on the diagram the approximate location where Arthur observes the fish to be.

40. Draw the ray diagrams for the figures below: