Understanding Refraction
Explore the phenomenon of refraction, how light bends when passing through different mediums, and its real-world applications.
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Understanding Refraction
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1. What is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another called?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Absorption
2. When light passes from air into water, it slows down and changes direction. This is an example of:
Reflection
Refraction
Dispersion
Transmission
3. Observe the image below showing light passing through a prism. Describe what is happening to the light as it enters and exits the prism.
4. Refraction occurs because light changes its as it travels from one medium to another.
5. A common example of refraction is when a straight object, like a pencil, appears when placed in a glass of water.
6. Light always travels in a straight line, regardless of the medium it passes through.
True
False
7. Lenses in eyeglasses use the principle of refraction to correct vision.
True
False
8. Explain why a fish in water might appear to be at a different depth than it actually is when viewed from above the water.