Reflection and refraction test questions - Edexcel

1

What is the name of a line drawn at 90° to the surface of a material?

2

Which term is used to refer to an incoming ray?

3

What is the law of reflection?

4

What angle would a light ray reflect at, if it hits a mirror at 24° to the normal?

5

Which wave type can be refracted?

6

What word describes a change in wave direction passing through an interface between media?

7

What happens to a water wave when it travels from shallow water into deep water? - Higher

8

Which word is used to describe wave energy passing through a material?

9

When a wave passes into a slower medium, what happens to its wavelength? - Higher

10

Which light wavelengths pass better through glass? - Higher