AW2 Sample Questions
4. Two cyclists are riding along a dark road at night. One is wearing black clothes and the
other is wearing light-coloured clothes.
A car is driving behind the two cyclists. Light from the car headlamp shines on the
cyclists.
(a) What happens to the light when it reaches the light-coloured clothes?
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1 mark
(b) On the drawing above, draw a ray of light to show how light from the headlamp
reaches the driver so that he can see the cyclist in the light-coloured clothes.
Draw arrows to show the direction of the light.
3 marks
(c) What happens to the light when it reaches the black clothes?
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1 mark
Maximum 5 marks
5. 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 m irror
incident
ray
(a) (i) Give the letters of the two reflected rays.
............... and ...............
1 mark
(ii) Give the letter of one refracted ray.
...............
1 mark
(b) The incident ray is brighter than ray A.
Give one reason for this.
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1 mark
maximum 3 marks