SHS Physics · Year 1
Behaviour of Light Through Different Media practice questions
Refractive index, real and apparent depth, critical angle and total internal reflection.
25 questions in this topic: 6 recall, 13 applying skills and concepts and 6 strategic thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.
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- Question 1Recall
The study of the behaviour of light is known as
- aoptics
- bacoustics
- cdynamics
- dthermodynamics
- Question 2Strategic thinking
White light splits into its constituent colours in a prism because different colours have slightly different
- arefractive indices
- bmasses
- ccharges
- dtemperatures
- Question 3Skills & concepts
A medium with a higher refractive index is described as being optically
- adenser
- blighter
- chotter
- dcharged
- Question 4Recall
The refractive index of a material is a measure of
- ahow much light bends when it enters the material
- bhow heavy the material is
- chow hot the material becomes
- dhow much charge it stores
- Question 5Recall
Real depth is the actual distance between an object and
- athe surface of the medium
- bthe observer's eye
- cthe bottom of the container
- dthe light source
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