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Reflection and Refraction Worksheet

The document is a Year 8 science revision worksheet focused on the concepts of reflection and refraction of light. It includes various investigations and questions related to measuring angles of incidence and reflection, safety hazards in experiments, and definitions of key terms. Students are prompted to complete diagrams, tables, and fill in blanks to reinforce their understanding of light behavior when interacting with different surfaces.

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Reflection and Refraction Worksheet

The document is a Year 8 science revision worksheet focused on the concepts of reflection and refraction of light. It includes various investigations and questions related to measuring angles of incidence and reflection, safety hazards in experiments, and definitions of key terms. Students are prompted to complete diagrams, tables, and fill in blanks to reinforce their understanding of light behavior when interacting with different surfaces.

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Yr 8 SCIENCE

REVISION WORKSHEET
UNIT:
6.1 Reflections
6.2 Refraction
1.
Rajiv investigates the reflection of light.
Rajiv:
• places a mirror on a sheet of paper against the edge of a protractor
• shines a beam of light towards the mirror.

(a) Suggest a value for the angle of incidence.


(b) Write down the law of reflection.
(c) Explain why it is difficult for Rajiv to measure the angle of reflection accurately.
Suggest how Rajiv improves his investigation to measure this angle more accurately.
Explanation: ……………
Improvement: ……………..
2. Carlos investigates what happens when light hits a mirror and when light hits a glass
block.
(a)
i. Complete the diagram to show what happens to a light ray that hits the
surface of a mirror.

ii. Complete the diagram to show what happens to a light ray that hits and then
goes through a glass block.

3. Mike investigates the reflection of a light ray at a plane mirror. Look at his ray
diagram.
(a) (i) Write down the name of the dotted line P in the diagram.

(ii) Which row in the table identifies the angle of incidence and the angle of

reflection in Mike’s diagram?

Row : …………………………
(b) Mike changes the angle of incidence and measures the angle of reflection.
The table shows the angles of incidence he uses.
Complete the table to predict the angles of reflection.

(c) Mike uses a metal ray box connected to a power supply in his investigation. Write
down one safety hazard in Mike’s investigation.
Describe how he avoids this hazard.
safety hazard : ……………………
description of how Mike avoids the hazard:…………………..
4. Define Reflection
5. State laws of reflection
6. Define Refraction
7. Why does refraction happen?
8. What happens when light hits a glass block at an angle?
9. What can you say about the refracted ray compared to the incident ray when light
travels through air into a glass block at an angle?
10. Refer Textbook Questions too

11. The diagram below illustrates a light ray bouncing off a surface. Fill in the boxes with the
correct terms.
12. The diagram below shows a ray of light reflected from a plane mirror.

What is the angle of reflection?


13. The diagram shows a ray of light hitting the surface of a mirror made from thick glass.
The incident ray is both reflected and refracted.
glass mirror
incident
ray

(a) Give the letters of the two reflected rays.


(b) Give the letter of one refracted ray.
14. Fiil in the blanks.

Any material that light can travel through is called a ________________. The bending of

light is known as _________________. Light travels _____________________ in water

than it does in air. Light bends as it passes from air to glass because it changes

____________________.
15. Choose three of these words to complete the sentences:

When a pencil is put into a beaker of water it looks _____________. This is because the

light is _______________ as it leaves the water. The light travels _______________ in air

than water.

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