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Homework Questions from Jacaranda Physics Book Year 11

Unit 1-2007

Chapter 1-Reflecting Light

Light and its properties

Plane mirror reflection

Regular and diffuse reflection

Forming images with a plane mirror

Concave mirrors

Convex mirrors

Using concave mirrors in the reflecting telescopeProblems with curved mirrors

Questions: 4 -5-6-9-14-15-16-27-28-29-

Chapter 2-Refracting Light

Bending of lightTotal internal reflection and critical angle

Limitations of the ray model

Forming images with lensesMicroscopes: An application of lenses

Human and animal vision

Questions: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-10-11-13-14 -15-20-26-27

Chapter 3- Seeing Colours

What is colour?

Dispersion: Producing colour from white light

The wave model and colour

Dispersion in optical fibresRainbowsFilters

Dyes

Other colour effects

Polarisation

Questions: 1-4-5-9-11-12-14-15-17-18-25

Chapter 4- Radiation from the nucleus

Natural nuclear radiation

What is nuclear radiation?

Types of nuclear radiation

Radioisotopes

Penetration power

Ionising power

Half lifeCarbon dating

Activity of a radioactive source

Radioactive series

Ionising radiationHow much radiation is too much?

Effects of short term exposure to ionizing radiation

Questions: 1-2-5-6-7-8-9-10-12-13-15-16-19-23-24-

26-27-29

Chapter 8- Nuclear energy

The stability of nuclei

Nuclear power plants

Nuclear bombs

Questions: 1-2-3-7-8-9-10-11-12