Reflection, refraction and diffraction of waves
Grade 11 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence
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Light of wavelength 600 nm in air enters glass with refractive index 1.5. Its frequency does not change. What is its wavelength in the glass, Ari?
Light of wavelength 660 nm in air enters glass with refractive index 1.2. Its frequency does not change. What is its wavelength in the glass, Bo?
Light of wavelength 700 nm in air enters glass with refractive index 1.4. Its frequency does not change. What is its wavelength in the glass, Esme?
A 500 Hz tone passes from air into water, where sound travels 4.3 times faster. What happens to its wavelength, Jun?
- It becomes about 4.3 times longer
- It becomes about 4.3 times shorter
- It stays the same, since the source is the same
- It becomes about 4.3 times longer and the frequency rises to match
A water wave moves from deep water into shallow water and slows down. Which quantity stays the same, Kira?
- Its frequency
- Its wavelength
- Its wavelength and its speed
- Its speed
Light passes from air into glass. Which of these changes, Luz?
- Its speed and its wavelength, but not its frequency
- Its frequency, but not its speed
- Its frequency and its speed, but not its wavelength
- Its speed alone, while its wavelength stays the same
A ray hits a plane mirror at 40° to the mirror surface. What is the angle of reflection, measured from the normal, Milo?
- 80°
- 100°
- 50°
- 40°
A mirror is turned by 10° while the incoming ray stays fixed. By how much does the reflected ray turn, Pia?
- 10°
- 20°
- 5°
- 40°
Ren stands between two walls and claps. Echoes return after 0.20 s and 0.50 s. Sound travels at 343.3 m/s. How far apart are the walls?
- About 51 m
- About 120 m
- About 240 m
- About 60 m
A boat's sonar pulse returns after 0.080 s in water, where sound travels at 1481 m/s. How deep is the water, Tala?
- About 59 m
- About 14 m
- About 118 m
- About 30 m