Properties of Light Worksheet
This worksheet covers fundamental properties of light including reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference, suitable for Grade 11 science students.
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1. Which phenomenon describes the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Interference
2. The illustration below shows light passing through a prism. What property of light is demonstrated here?
Reflection
Dispersion
Absorption
Polarization
3. The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately meters per second.
4. When light waves combine to produce a wave of greater amplitude, it is called interference.
5. Light is an electromagnetic wave and does not require a medium to travel.
True
False
6. The angle of incidence is always equal to the angle of refraction.
True
False
7. Explain the difference between diffuse reflection and specular reflection, providing an example for each.
Match the term on the left with its definition on the right.
8. Diffraction
a. The spreading of waves as they pass through an opening or around an obstacle.
9. Polarization
b. The oscillation of light waves in a single plane.
10. Refractive Index
c. A measure of how much a medium slows down light.
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