PHYSICS

ACTIVITY 1
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
ACTIVITY 2
1. Stand in front of a plane mirror.  Is your image exactly the same in size as you
are? 
 When I stand in front of a plane mirror, my image is not exactly the same size
as I am. It appears to be the same size, but it's actually a virtual image.
Where is it apparently found?
 My image is apparently found behind the plane mirror at the same distance as
I am standing in front of it.
2. Raise your left hand.  What hand does your image raise?
 When I raise my left hand, my image appears to raise its right hand. It's like a
mirror reflection of my movements.
3. Is your image erect or inverted?  Is it real or virtual?
 My image in the plane mirror is erect, meaning it is not upside down or
inverted. It is also a virtual image because it cannot be projected onto a screen.
It is formed by the reflection of light rays rather than the convergence of
actual rays.
ACTIVITY 3
3. What happens to the pencil? 
 When I observe the pencil positioned at the top of the water-filled glass, it
gives the illusion of being bent or broken. The part of the pencil submerged in
water seems to have a distinct angle compared to the section above the water's
surface. Nevertheless, I am aware that the pencil remains undamaged, and the
apparent bending is solely due to the refraction of light.

4. Look from the side of the glass.  What have you noticed?
 Upon observing the glass from the side of the glass, there is a noticeable
displacement or shift in the submerged section of the pencil compared to its
true position. It gives the impression that the pencil is slightly elevated beyond
its actual location.

5. Remove the pencil out of the water.  Is there a difference between the way it
looks in water and the way it looks in air? Describe.
 When I remove the pencil out of the water and observe it in air, there is a
noticeable difference in its appearance compared to when it was submerged in
water. In air, the pencil appears to be straight and undistorted, just as it should
be. However, when it was in the water, the portion of the pencil submerged
appeared bent or displaced due to refraction.
ACTIVITY 4
I.
1-3. PAPER
II.
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a. To calculate the index of refraction, you need to divide the speed of by the
speed of light in a given substance. The formula is: Index of Refraction (n) =
Speed of Light (c) / Speed of Light in the Medium. The index of refraction
quantifies how much the speed of light is reduced when it travels through a
specific medium compared to its speed in a vacuum.

b. The index of refraction is of great importance in physics as it helps determine

how light bends or refracts when it passes through different materials,
providing insights into the behavior of light. In chemistry, the index of
refraction is used to analyze and identify substances, as different materials
have unique refractive properties that can aid in their characterization and
analysis.