Grade 9 Physics: Rays Worksheet
This worksheet covers fundamental concepts of light rays, including reflection, refraction, and the electromagnetic spectrum, suitable for Grade 9 physics students.
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Grade 9 Physics: Rays Worksheet
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1. Which of the following describes the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Absorption
2. Which color of visible light has the shortest wavelength?
Red
Green
Blue
Violet
1. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of in reflection.
2. A prism separates white light into its constituent colors through a process called .
3. The illustration above demonstrates of light.
1. Light travels fastest in a vacuum.
True
False
2. Gamma rays have longer wavelengths than radio waves.
True
False
1. Explain the difference between specular and diffuse reflection.
2. List three types of electromagnetic radiation, ordered from longest to shortest wavelength.
Match each term on the left with its definition on the right.
1. Incident Ray
a. The bending of light as it passes through a prism.
2. Normal Line
b. A ray of light that strikes a surface.
3. Dispersion
c. An imaginary line perpendicular to a surface at the point of incidence.
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