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Electromagnetic Waves, Reflection, Refraction

Authored by Michael Poley

Physics

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 18+ times

Electromagnetic Waves, Reflection, Refraction
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Light entering a new medium at an angle will change direction because it changes ___.

frequency

polarization

amplitude

speed

energy

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Select all that are TRUE about Reflection & Refraction.

Refraction is when light strikes & bounces off an object

Reflection is when light strikes & bounces off an object

Reflection is when light bends as it passes through a substance

Refraction is when light bends as it passes through a substance

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A ray of light in oil (n = 1.75) is angled at 25° to the normal when it encounters a layer of water, where it makes an angle of 33.8° to the normal in the water. The index of refraction of water is ___.

1.29

1.33

0.739

0.760

1.00

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

4.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Order these radiant energy forms from least energy to most energy

visible

microwave

infrared

radio

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NGSS.HS-PS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-

always travels in a straight line
bends when it passes through water
makes the water in the glass evaporate
reflects the pencil on the water's surface

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a vacuum/empty space, the speed of light...

can vary

is always 3.0×108 m/s

is slower than the speed of light through a medium

is less than the speed of sound in a vacuum

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Two polarizing filters are set up so the transmitted light is at a maximum intensity.

Through which angle should polariser 2 be rotated so that no light is transmitted?

45º

60º

90º

180º

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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