Description : When a wave is reflected from a surface, energy is transferred. When is the transfer of energy greatest?
Last Answer : When the incident wave is nearly parallel with the surface.
Description : A wave incident on a surface at an angle 60 degree is having field intensity of 6 units. The reflected wave is at an angle of 30 degree. Find the field intensity after reflection. a) 9.4 b) 8.4 c) 10.4 d) 7.4
Last Answer : c) 10.4
Description : A light wave enters a sheet of glass at a perfect right angle to the surface. Is the majority of the wave reflected, refracted, transmitted, or absorbed?
Last Answer : Transmitted.
Description : In fiber-to-fiber connections, Fresnel reflection is one source of coupling losses. Light is reflected back into the source fiber and is lost. What causes Fresnel reflection?
Last Answer : A step change in refractive index that occurs at fiber joints, caused by fiber separation.
Description : Find the reflection coefficient of a wave with an incident electric field of 5 units and reflected electric field of 2 units. a) 2.5 b) 0.4 c) 0.8 d) 1.2
Last Answer : b) 0.4
Description : An Electromagnetic wave falls on to a boundary between two losses less homogeneous media with different refractive indices, a part of the wave is reflected back to the incident medium and the rest is transmitted ... A) Fresnel reflection (B) Fresnel refraction (C) Snell's law (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : When a light wave suffers reflection at the interface between air and glass medium, the change of wavelength of the reflected wave in air is equal to (a) 0 (b) λ/2 (c) λ (d) 2λ
Last Answer : (b) λ/2
Description : When a light wave suffers reflection at the interface between air and glass medium, the change of phase of the reflected wave in air is equal to (a) 0 (b) π (c) 2π (d) π/2
Last Answer : (b) π
Description : When a light wave suffers reflection at the interface between air and glass medium, the change of phase of the reflected wave in air is equal to A. 0 B. π C.2 π D.π /2
Last Answer : B. π
Description : A sound wave that is reflected back toward the source is known as what type of sound?
Last Answer : Echo.
Description : What factor determines whether a radio wave is reflected or refracted by the ionosphere?
Last Answer : Thickness of ionized layer.
Description : When light is reflected from a surface, the angle of incidence is: w) 30 degrees x) equal to the angle of reflection y) 90 degrees z) 180 degrees
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- EQUAL TO THE ANGLE OF REFLECTION
Description : What is one of the major reasons for the fading of radio waves which have been reflected from a surface?
Last Answer : Shifting in the phase relationships of the wave.
Description : Find the permittivity of the surface when a wave incident at an angle 60 is reflected by the surface at 45 in air. a) 1.41 b) 3.5 c) 2.2 d) 1.73
Last Answer : d) 1.73
Description : What happens to reflected energy that enters a directional coupler that is designed to sample incident energy?
Last Answer : . The reflected energy adds at the absorbent material and is absorbed.
Description : What does the law of reflection tell us about the angle of a reflected ray of light?
Last Answer : The law of reflection states that a light ray will reflect at the same angle that it hits a surface. We can use this law to guide light to different targets!
Description : a) For a transmission line, Find SWR and reflection coefficient R if, i. There is no reflected voltage. ii. Reflected voltage and incident voltage is equal. iii. If reflected voltage=20V and incident voltage=10V. iv. If reflected voltage=10V and incident voltage =20V.
Last Answer : reflection coefficient R=Vr/Vi i. There is no reflected voltage. i.e,Vr=0 R=0 SWR= 1+R/1-R=1 ii. Reflected voltage and incident voltage is equal. Vr=Vi; R=1 SWR= 1+R/1-R=1+1/1-1=infinity iii. If reflected ... and incident voltage =20V. Vr=10 and Vi=20 R=10/20=0.5 SWR= 1+R/1-R=1+.5/1-.5=3
Description : A light wave is incident over a plane surface with velocity x. After reflection the velocity becomes- (1) x/2 (2) x (3) 2x (4) x/4
Last Answer : (2) x Explanation: When a ray of light incident on a boundary separating two media comes back into the same media, this phenomenon, is called reflection of light. After reflection velocity, wavelength and frequency of light remains same but intensity decreases.
Description : A light wave is incident over a plane surface with velocity x. After reflection the velocity becomes :
Last Answer : x
Description : . When is the reflection energy the least?
Last Answer : When the wave is perpendicular to the reflecting surface.
Description : Microwaves can be focused and reflected in the same way as what other type of waves?
Last Answer : Light waves.
Description : A wavefront undergoes a phase change as it travels along the fiber. If the wavefront transverses the fiber twice and is reflected twice and the total phase change is equal to 1/2 p, will the wavefront disappear? If yes, why?
Last Answer : Yes, the wavefront will disappear because the total amount of phase collected must be an integer multiple of 2 p. (If the propagating wavefronts are out of phase, they will disappear. ... interfere with the wavefronts out of phase. This type of interference is called destructive interference.)
Description : What condition causes a light ray to be totally reflected back into its medium of propagation?
Last Answer : Total internal reflection occurs when the angle of refraction approaches 90 degrees. This condition occurs when the angle of incidence increases to the point where no refraction is possible.
Description : When light strikes a piece of white paper, the light is reflected in all directions. What do we call this scattering of light?
Last Answer : Diffusion.
Description : What three factors must be considered in the transmission of a surface wave to reduce attenuation?
Last Answer : (a) electrical properties of the terrain (b) frequency (c) polarization of the antenna
Description : What is the best type of surface or terrain to use for radio wave transmission?
Last Answer : Radio horizon is about 1/3 farther.
Description : A back-and-forth pattern of motion that transfers energy A. Wave B. Pulse C. Reflection D. Frequency
Last Answer : D. Frequency
Description : What is the percentage of radiant energy reflected back by surface called?
Last Answer : Albedo
Description : Out of 100 kcal/second of incident radiant energy on the surface of a thermally transparent body, 300 kcal/second is reflected back. If the transmissivity of the body is 0.25, the emissivity of the surface will be (A) 0.35 (B) 0.45 (C) 0.55 (D) 0.85
Last Answer : (B) 0.45
Description : 1. Which vitamin is necessary for blood clotting? 2. Which can be abolished but not dissolved? 3. What does Talc contains? 4. What is the percentage of radiant energy reflected back by ... which countries? 20. The extent of the Delhi Sultanate empire was the greatest during which reign?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. Vitamin K 2. State Legislative Council 3. Magnesium, silicon and oxygen 4. Albedo 5. Nalanda 6. Vijay Kelkar 7. 1 percent 8. Lemurs 9. Mild rainfall 10. Mahayana sect 11. From ... 16. National income 17. Liver 18. Both Houses of Parliament 19. Sumatra and Malaysia 20. Alauddin Khilji
Description : The sinusoidal wave `y(x,t) = ym sin(kx-omegat)` is incident on the fixed end of a string at `x = L`. The reflected wave is given by :-
Last Answer : The sinusoidal wave `y(x,t) = ym sin(kx-omegat)` is incident on the fixed end of a string at `x = L` ... (kx+omegat-kL)` D. `y_(m)sin(kx+omegat-2kL)`
Description : What is the type of wave is reflected by particles in the ionosphere?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : When a light wave is reflected from a mirror, there is a change in its
Last Answer : Amplitude
Description : When a light wave is reflected from a mirror, there is a change in its – (1) frequency (2) amplitude (3) wavelength (4) velocity
Last Answer : (2) amplitude Explanation: When a light wave is reflected from an object, it changes not only its amplitude but also its phase according to the properties of the object at a particular point. The velocity and momentum are just reversed in another direction.
Description : When electromagnetic wave are propagated through a waveguide, they A. are reflected from the walls but do not travel along them B. travel along all four walls of the waveguide C. travel along the broader walls of the guide D. travel through the dielectric without touching the walls
Last Answer : A. are reflected from the walls but do not travel along them
Description : When a light wave is reflected from a mirror, there is a change in its?
Description : When a wave strikes a vertical breakwater in deep water, it is reflected back and on meeting another advancing wave of similar amplitude merges and rises vertically in a wall of water. This phenomenon is called (A) Surf (B) Clapotis (C) Fetch (D) Swell
Last Answer : (B) Clapotis
Description : When a light wave is reflected from a mirror, there is a change in its (1) frequency (2) amplitude (3) wavelength (4) velocity
Last Answer : amplitude
Description : incidence and reflection that are perpendicular to the waveguide walls?
Last Answer : Cutoff frequency.
Description : Assuming the wall of a waveguide is perfectly flat, what is the angular relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection
Last Answer : The angles are equal.
Description : What is the law of reflection?
Last Answer : The law of reflection states: The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.
Description : Reduction of Fresnel reflection is possible by reducing the step change in the refractive index at the fiber interface. What material reduces the step change in refractive index at a fiber interface?
Last Answer : Index matching gel.
Description : Light propagates in multimode graded-index fibers according to refraction and total internal reflection. When does total internal reflection occur?
Last Answer : When the angle of incidence becomes larger than the critical angle of incidence.
Description : What name is given to the angle where total internal reflection occurs?
Last Answer : Critical angle of incidence.
Last Answer : The law of reflection states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.
Description : If a wave's electric lines of force rotate through 360 degrees with every cycle of rf energy, what is the polarization of this wave?
Last Answer : Circular polarization.
Description : The blue colour of sky is due to – (1) reflection of sunlight (2) refraction of sunlight (3) scattering of shorter wave-lengths of sunlight in the atmosphere (4) scattering of longer wave-lengths of sunlight in the atmosphere
Last Answer : (3) scattering of shorter wave-lengths of sunlight in the atmosphere Explanation: The blue colour of the sky is caused by the scattering of sunlight off the molecules of the atmosphere. This scattering, ... to the direction of the sun's light is predominantly in the blue end of the spectrum.
Description : Which phenomenon is responsible for the echo of sound wave? (1) Reflection (2) Refraction (3) Interference (4) Polarization
Last Answer : (1) Reflection Explanation: Reflection of sound waves off of surfaces lead to one of two phenomena - an echo or a reverberation. The echo is produced due to hitting of the sound waves with the ... reflected sound wave reaches the ear more than 0.1 seconds after the original sound wave was heard.
Description : The colour of sky appears blue due to – (1) reflection (2) refraction (3) scattering of shorter wave lengths (4) dispersion
Last Answer : (3) scattering of shorter wave lengths Explanation: The sunlit sky is blue because air scatters short-wavelength light more than longer wavelengths. Since blue light is at the short wavelength end of the ... that the human eye perceives blue when looking toward parts of the sky other than the sun.