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Refraction through a rectangular block

Quiz by Oak National Academy: GCSE Physics OCR Foundation

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  • Q1
    Which of the following words describe what can happen when light hits an object?
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  • Q2
    What is refraction?
    a wave changing direction by bouncing back from a boundary
    a wave splitting when it meets a boundary
    a wave changing direction when it crosses a boundary
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  • Q3
    The ray diagram represents a light wave passing from one medium to another. The normal is drawn as a dashed line. A student has placed a protractor over the diagram. What is the angle of refraction?
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    119°
    121°
    29°
    79°
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  • Q4
    The ray diagram shows the refraction of a light wave when it crosses a boundary between two materials. Which of these statements are correct?
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  • Q5
    A student measures the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction at a boundary from air into a transparent block. The table shows the results. Which of these statements are correct?
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  • Q6
    Which of these ray diagrams shows a possible path of a ray through a plastic block?
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