Light and Optics Worksheet
Grade 11 Science worksheet covering fundamental concepts of light and optics, including reflection, refraction, and wave properties.
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Light and Optics
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculations.
1. Which of the following phenomena best describes why a spoon appears bent when placed in a glass of water?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Polarization
2. Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?
Violet
Blue
Green
Red
1. The law of states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.
2. A convex lens causes parallel light rays to at a focal point.
3. The phenomenon where light waves spread out as they pass through an opening or around an obstacle is called .
1. Explain the difference between a real image and a virtual image.
1. Light travels faster in water than in a vacuum.
True
False
2. Total internal reflection occurs when light passes from a less dense medium to a more dense medium.
True
False
3. Observe the image below showing light passing through a prism. Describe the phenomenon occurring and explain why it happens.

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