Refraction SIM

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3.19 describe an experiment to determine the refractive index of glass, using a glass block

1. Complete results for i and r in the results table by taking measurements on the worksheet
2. Calculate the other columns in the table
3. What do you notice about the calculated values of sin i / sin r?
4. Why is this?
5. Upload to your blog
6. Virtual experiment @ http://fairlysimple.com/applets/13Light.dcr
    
   

3.17 describe experiments to investigate the refraction of light, using rectangular blocks,

1. Complete rays on worksheet. 
2. Annotate worksheet. 
3. Upload to your blog

3.16 Gapfill - roll over the gaps to reveal the answers!

For plane mirrors, the image is…
• The same ______ as the object
• The _____ ____________ as the object from ____ _______
• V_______ (not real)
• U_______
• La________ In_________