FlexiQuiz - Quiz: Transmission of light

Which of the following is NOT a factor that transmittance depends on?

The wavelength (type) of light being used: visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays etc.

What material the object is made from

How bright the light is

The thickness of the material

What is the difference between refracted light and transmitted light?

Transmitted light bounces off the surface of the material, where as refracted light makes it all the way through.

Refracted light bounces off the surface of the material, where as transmitted light makes it all the way through.

Refracted light bends as it moves between two materials, but transmitted light is a general term that can also apply to light that doesn't bend.

Refracted light is a general term that can apply to light that doesn't bend, but transmitted light bends as it moves between two materials.

Which of the following describes 'transmitted light'?

The light that bounces off the surface.

The light that bends as it moves through the outer surface of the material.

The light that makes it all the way through the material to the other side.

The light that makes it through the surface, but doesn't come out at the other side.

You shine light on a material. 50% of it is reflected by the surface. A further 10% of the original light is absorbed by the material. What is the transmittance of the material?

10%

50%

40%

90%

Which of the following describes 'reflected light'

The light that bends as it moves through the outer surface of the material

The light that bounces off the surface

The light that makes it through the surface, but doesn't come out at the other side

The light that makes it all the way through the material to the other side

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