Light Refraction Worksheet
Explore the bending of light as it passes through different mediums with this Grade 6 science worksheet on light refraction.
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Light Refraction Worksheet
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1. What is light refraction?
Light bouncing off a surface.
Light bending as it passes from one medium to another.
Light being absorbed by an object.
Light traveling in a straight line.
2. Which of these materials would cause light to refract?
A wooden block
A metal plate
A glass of water
An opaque wall
3. When light passes from air into water, it appears to .
4. A prism uses the principle of light to separate white light into its different colors.
5. Light travels at the same speed in all mediums.
True
False
6. Refraction is why objects underwater can appear to be in a different position than they actually are.
True
False
7. Look at the image below. Explain how the prism is affecting the light.

8. Give an example of light refraction you might observe in everyday life.
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