Refraction Online Test

Refraction MCQ Worksheet

Refraction MCQ Worksheet

Easy Level

1. When light travels to air from glass, what happens to its speed?

2. What is the phenomenon where light changes direction as it passes from one medium to another?

3. What is the refractive index of a medium that shows no bending of light?

4. Which type of lens is thinner at the center than at the edges?

5. The bending of light as it passes through a prism is an example of:

Medium Level

6. A ray of light passing from water to air is incident at an angle of 45 degrees with the normal. What will be the angle of refraction?

7. The refractive index of a medium is defined as:

8. In which of the following media does light travel the fastest?

9. The phenomenon of a pencil appearing bent in a glass of water is due to:

10. Which type of lens is used to correct nearsightedness?

Hard Level

11. Which of the following statements is true regarding the critical angle of refraction?

12. The splitting of white light into its component colors is known as:

13. The bending of light as it passes through a lens is due to:

14. The refractive index of a medium depends on:

15. When light passes from a rarer to a denser medium, the angle of refraction: