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Refraction at a plane surface MatchUp

Target Level
C
Running Total
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Attempt
1 of 3

Click on a top box, then click on its match below. Or, drag a top box and drop it onto the correct match. Match all pairs before clicking ‘Check’.

Cladding
Core
Fibre optic
Absorption
Total internal reflection
Critical angle
Refractive index
Refraction
Snell's law
Waves changing speed (and direction) as they pass a material boundary
n = c ÷ cs
n1sinθ1 = n2sinθ2
A wave reaching a boundary and reflecting back into the original medium with a higher refractive index
θc = sin-1(n2 ÷ n1)
Long strand of glass which light is transmitted along
Region of a fibre optic with higher refractive index
Region of a fibre optic with lower refractive index
Decrease in signal intensity in a fibre optic caused by impurities

This is your 1st attempt! You get 3 marks for each one you get right. Good luck!

Pass Mark
75%