Reflection and Refraction

ACTIVITY 4. Comparison Chart: Reflection and Refraction

BASIS OF COMPARISON REFLECTION REFRACTION

Meaning Occurs when light bounces Is the bending of light due
back as it hits a reflecting to the change in its speed
surface, such as mirror. when it obliquely passes
two different media.
Medium Occurs when a wave hits The bending of a wave
boundary between two when it inters a medium
media where the waves where its speed is different.
speeds differ, but the wave The refraction of light when
stays in the original it passes from a fast
medium instead of passing medium to a slow medium
into the second medium. bends the light ray towards
The angle of incidence the normal to the boundary
equals the angle of between the two media.
reflection.
Waves When light waves struck a When a beam of light
mirror, they are reflected travels in into two different
according to their angles, refractive indicates, the
but the wave turned back to beam undergoes refraction
front and produce a by changing its direction as
reversed image. it passes from the first
medium into the next
medium. Some of the light
waves would pass through,
while the rest of the waves
travel at a slower rate.
Angle of incidence When waves hit a
boundaries and reflected,
the angle of incidence
equals the angle of
reflection at right angle, to
the surface. The angle od
incidence is between the

Photon Concept of Light

ACTIVITY 2. Color of Objects
Reflects 5. Red Reflects
ROYGBIV Appears 6. Red ROYGBIV
5.Red,
Orange,
Yellow,
Green,
Blue,
Paper absorbs
Paper absorbs Indigo,
OYGBIV
OYGBIV Violet

Appears
6. Rainbow

ASSESSMENT
1. A 6. C
2. C 7. C
3. D 8. A
4. A 9. C
5. A 10. B

Electrones Can Behave Like Waves

ASSESSMENT
1. C 11. A
2. C 12. A
3. C 13. A
4. C 14. C
5. B 15. B
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. B
You Light Up My World
1. B 7. A
2. C 8. C
3. D 9. B
4. C 10. A
5. D 11. C
6. C 12. A

Reflection of Light
ACTIVITY 1. True or False
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True

Refraction of Light
ACTIVITY 2. True or False
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

Production of Radio Pulses

1. D 7. A
2. B 8. C
3. B 9. C
4. A 10. D
5. C 11. A
6. C 12. A