Reflection & Refraction

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What do we call a material that light can travel through?

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Medium

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What is the process called when light bounces off a surface?

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Reflection

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What is the best explanation for why we can see our image in a mirror?

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Reflection

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What is the term for the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?

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Refraction

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What do we call the angle between the incident ray and the normal line at the point of incidence?

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Angle of incidence

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What do we call the angle between the reflected ray and the normal line?

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Angle of reflection

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What is the law that states the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection?

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Law of Reflection

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What happens to light when it passes from air into water?

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It bends (refracts).

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What is the phenomenon called when light spreads out after passing through a narrow opening?

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Diffraction

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What is the term for the shadow created when an object blocks light?

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Umbra

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