Photon Energy Problems In Physics -Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

Interactive MCQs on “Photon Energy Problems In Physics”:

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Question 1: What is refraction of light?

(a) The bending of light as it passes through a medium with different refractive index
(b) The splitting of light into its component colors
(c) The bouncing back of light when it strikes the surface of an object
(d) The absorption of light by an object

Question 2: What is the refractive index of a vacuum or air?

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 100
(d) 2

Question 3: When light travels from a rarer medium to a denser medium, it tends to:

(a) Speed up
(b) Slow down
(c) Disperse
(d) Stop

Question 4: What happens to the wavelength of light when it enters a medium with a higher refractive index?

(a) It increases
(b) It decreases
(c) It remains the same
(d) It becomes parallel to the normal

Question 5: Which color of light experiences the least amount of bending during refraction through a prism?

(a) Red
(b) Blue
(c) Green
(d) Yellow

Question 6: What is the critical angle in the context of refraction?

(a) The angle at which light enters a denser medium
(b) The maximum angle of deviation of light through a prism
(c) The angle at which light reflects inside a denser medium
(d) The minimum angle of deviation of light through a prism

Question 7: When light travels from a denser medium to a rarer medium, it tends to:

(a) Speed up
(b) Slow down
(c) Disperse
(d) Stop

Question 8: In which direction does a light ray bend when it passes from air to glass?

(a) Away from the normal
(b) Toward the normal
(c) Along the normal
(d) It does not bend

Question 9: What happens to the speed of light in a medium with a higher refractive index compared to its speed in a medium with a lower refractive index?

(a) It increases
(b) It decreases
(c) It remains the same
(d) It becomes zero

Question 10: What optical phenomenon is responsible for the mirage effect observed on hot surfaces?

(a) Diffraction
(b) Total internal reflection
(c) Refraction
(d) Interference