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SPH4U – Grade 12 University Physics

Chapter 7 EXAM REVIEW: Waves and Light

Name: __________________________
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Be sure to include Formulas, Therefore Statements and Proper Units. Good Luck!

Marks: 1. When a wave moves from deep water to shallow water it will:

a) Speed up and bend away from the normal.


____ b) Speed up and bend towards the normal.
1 c) Slow down and bend away from the normal.
d) Slow down and bend towards the normal.

2. In order to create a fixed interference pattern, the two point sources must vibrate:

a) In phase.
b) With the same frequency.
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1 c) With the same wavelength.
d) All of the above.

3. The correct order of electromagnetic waves from longest wavelength to shortest is:

a) Radio waves, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, Microwaves, X-Rays


____ b) Radio waves, Microwaves, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, X-Rays
1 c) Radio waves, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-Rays
d) Radio waves, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, Microwaves, X-Rays

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Marks: 4. Compare and contrast the “wave” and the “particle” theories of light by using one
characteristic of light that satisfies both theories, and another characteristic that satisfies
one but not the other. Use two of (a) reflection, (b) refraction, (c) diffraction, (d)
dispersion, (e) rectilinear propagation.

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5. At a convenience store, you see a rack advertising ‘Polarizing Lenses’. How would you
determine whether or not they were actually polarizing lenses? What does this
demonstrate about the nature of light? Include a diagram with your explanation.

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6. What are two applications of infrared waves? What is one application of ultraviolet
waves?

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Marks: 7. Blue light, of wavelength 425 nm, travels from air (n = 1.0003) into a diamond (n = 2.42)
with an angle of incidence in air of 43°.
a) What is the speed of light in diamond?

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b) What is the angle of refraction in diamond?

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c) What is the frequency in diamond?

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8. Violet light, of wavelength 450 nm, passes through two parallel slits 0.25 mm apart. Nodal
lines are produced on a screen and the distance between the 1st and 9th nodal lines is 4.0
cm. How far is the screen away from the two slits?

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Marks: 9. Interferference occurs when light reflects and refracts off thin films such as soap bubbles
or oil slicks. Show, using diagrams and brief explanations what kind of interference occurs
when light hits a film that is 0.5 λ thick. (Mention the 3 Rules)

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10. Using the chart provided, which wavelengths of light will show brightest and which will
completely disappear when reflected and refracted off a film 600 nm thick?

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