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Geometric and Physical Optics

Question 1
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Which color of visible light has the shortest wavelength and therefore refracts the most when passing through a prism?

Question 2
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Which phenomenon can be used to explain why a person's voice sounds different when speaking in a room with hard surfaces compared to one with soft furnishings?

Question 3
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Which setup alteration would most severely test and potentially invalidate Snell's Law when analyzing light traveling from air into water?

Question 4
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What happens to the speed of light as it passes from air into water?

Question 5
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What type of image is formed by a plane mirror?

Question 6
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What is the SI base unit used to measure the intensity of light?

Question 7
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Question #3: What limitation does Snell's Law face when applied to scenarios involving extremely intense laser beams passing from air into glass?

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Question 8
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1 mark

When devising an experiment to compare how different frequencies of EM waves are absorbed by various metals, what consideration must be prioritized above others in order to ensure validity?

Question 9
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1 mark

What is the phenomenon called where light waves bend around the edges of an obstacle?

Question 10
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What does Snell's law relate?