Light Reflection and Refraction: More to Know
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What happens when light is transmitted through a transparent medium?

  • The light gets absorbed by the medium
  • The light gets diffracted by the medium
  • The light gets reflected by the medium
  • The light gets refracted by the medium (correct)

    • What is indicated when a small source of light casts a sharp shadow of an opaque object?

  • Transmission of light
  • Refraction of light
  • Straight-line path of light (correct)
  • Diffraction of light

    • What happens when an opaque object on the path of light becomes very small?

  • Light gets refracted by it
  • Light bends around it (correct)
  • Light gets reflected by it
  • Light gets absorbed by it

    • What enables us to see objects?

    <p>Reflection of light by objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What phenomenon is associated with the beautiful colors of a rainbow?

    <p>Refraction of light</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of wave is light often thought of as when explaining phenomena like diffraction?

    <p>Transverse wave</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What conclusion can be drawn from observing the common optical phenomena around us?

    <p>Light travels in straight lines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did it become known that the wave theory of light often becomes inadequate for treatment of the interaction of light with matter?

    <p>Beginning of the 20th century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the laws of reflection of light?

    <p>The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of image is formed by a plane mirror?

    <p>Virtual and inverted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic applies to the image formed by a plane mirror?

    <p>Equal in size to the object</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of mirror is considered when observing a large shining spoon?

    <p>Spherical mirror</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most commonly used type of curved mirror?

    <p>Spherical mirror</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What shape are the reflecting surfaces of spherical mirrors considered to form a part of?

    <p>Sphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory reconciles the particle properties of light with its wave nature?

    <p>'Quantum' theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What will you study in higher classes related to light's wave properties?

    <p>Diffraction and interference phenomena.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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