Two skaters a and b of equal masses are standing on ice, facing each other. skater a is holding a ball. then a throws the ball to b and b catches it. which of the following statements provides the most accurate description of the subsequent motion of the skaters? assume that the ice surface is frictionless. (a) both a and b will start moving away from each other (b) both a and b will not move in either direction (c) both a and b will start moving towards each other (d) only a will start moving away from b while b stays stationary

Follow these directions and answer the questions. 1. shine a pencil-thin beam of light on a mirror perpendicular to its surface. (if you don't have a laser light as suggested in the video, you can make a narrow beam from a flashlight by making a cone from black construction paper and taping it over the face of the flashlight.) how does the light reflect? how does the relationship of incident to reflected ray relate to the reflection of water waves moving perpendicular to a barrier? 2. shine a pencil-thin beam of light on a mirror standing on a sheet of paper on the table (or floor) so that you can mark the incident ray and reflected ray. (you can support the mirror from the back by taping it to a wooden block.) 3. mark a line on the paper representing the reflective surface. (the reflective surface of a mirror is usually the back edge.) 4. draw a dashed line perpendicular to the mirror surface at a point where the incident and reflected ray meet. this perpendicular is called a normal to the surface. 5. measure the angles between the rays and the normal. the angle of incidence is the angle formed by the incident ray and the normal to the surface. the angle formed by the reflected ray and normal is called the angle of reflection (r). what is the angle of incidence? what is the angle of reflection? 6. repeat for several different angles. (see report sheet for details.) what appears to be the relationship between the angle of incidence and angle of reflection? in science 1204, what was the relationship for these two angles made by the reflection of waves in a ripple tank? 7. roll a ball bearing so that it hits a fixed, hard surface (a metal plate) at several angles (including head-on). observe the way in which the ball bearing reflects. what generalization can you make about how a ball bearing reflects from a wall? have you proved that light can only behave like a wave?

4. who was the first one to measure the speed of light and conclude that it is finite? 5. who was the first philosopher who thought the speed of light is finite? 13. what is the speed of light numerically? 14. give an example of something moving faster than light 15. give an example for some particles or waves that

The speed of light in a material is 0.50 c. what is the critical angle of a light ray at the interface between the material and a vacuum?