Light Refraction Worksheet
Explore the principles of light refraction, including how light bends when passing through different mediums, and its applications.
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Light Refraction Exploration
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Some questions may require you to observe the provided diagrams.
1. What is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another called?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Absorption
2. When light passes from air into water, it slows down and changes direction. Which of the following best describes this phenomenon?
Light scattering
Light reflection
Light refraction
Light absorption
3. A is a transparent optical element that refracts light and disperses it into its constituent colors.
4. When light enters a denser medium, it bends the normal line.
5. Observe the image above. Explain what happens to white light when it passes through a prism.
6. Light travels at the same speed in all mediums.
True
False
7. A convex lens causes parallel light rays to diverge (spread out).
True
False
Match each term on the left with its description on the right.
8. Refractive Index
a. An optical device that converges light rays.
9. Convex Lens
b. A measure of how much a medium can bend light.
10. Concave Lens
c. An optical device that diverges light rays.
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