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Waves: Refraction 1. A sight glass rod appears to bend when placed in a beaker of water, as shown inthe diagram below, Glass rod Air Wat she bx explanation fi thi phonomenon? 1. Themateri weer then the ight cn han ni 3 Light nce thesis. ais mes reste ar irice 2. A monochromatic light ray (f+5.09 » 10:/Ha) traveling in air is incident on the surfoce of a rectangular block of Lucite (n=150). Normal Ou eo ag iF 8 ( ‘ir 4) Measure the ange of incidence for the light ray to the mere dre 'b) Calculate the ange of refraction of the light cay when it enters the Lueite block. (Show all work, Including the equation and substitution with unit) 6) What the angle of refaction ofthe light ay a8 itemergs from the Lucie block back nto the ae? So° 3, Which diagram best represents the behavior of a ray of monochrom: light in air incident on a block (2) 4. A ray of light (f= 5.09 x 10:/Hz) is incident on the bourtntY between air and an unknown material X at an angle of incidence of 55° as shown. The absolute index of refraction of material X is 1,66, 1 Normal ) Determine the speed of this ray of light in material X. Ve 1.8/ xlOSm/s ) Catetate the angle of reaction ofthe ay of ight in material X. Or= 27.6° ©) On the diagram above, use a straightedge and protractor to draw the refracted ray of light in material x. Reflection, Refraction, Waves ‘5. Different colors of light travel at different speeds in a transparent medium. In a vacuum, different colors of light nae Pie 4 Sito ea A beam of light emerges from water imo air at an angle. The beam is bent ay from the normal not at all 48 degrees upward 4.96 degrees upward. © towards the normal. 7. Which ofthe following isa consequence ofthe refraction of light? rainbows i. mirages internal reflection Daore adore none ofthe above 8, When seen from an siplane, «rainbow sometimes forms a complete cree. When this happens, the plane's Shadow is jn the center ofthe rainbow. This one! saw it lst ime I flew to Vancouver. It was telly cool! totally outside the rainbow. © inthe upp part of the rainbow. 4. Nowhere. There is no shadow. in the lower par of the rainbow. 9. When a viral image i created i a plane mirror the image i upright, © the image is located behind the miro. flected rays diverge Lf the above © none ofthe above 10. Diffraction occurs for ratio waves b.X-ays, «light. clectron beams. ofthe above, 11, Suppose you stand 2 m infront ofa plane mirror. How faraway from you is your image? am, bem. cm 2m. 4m. 12, The shortest plane miror in which you can see your entire image ‘is half your height. b istorce your height, is equal to your bight. ‘enat be determined. depends on how far the miro is from you

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