reflection and refraction

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What is the path that light travels through air, water, and glass?

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Light travels in a straight line.

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What is the term for light bending when it passes from one material to another?

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Refraction

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What is it called when light bounces off a mirror?

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Reflection

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When light goes from one medium to another and becomes bent, what is this process called?

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Refraction

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What do we call the bouncing off of light rays from a shiny surface?

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Reflection

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What happens to light when it passes through a prism?

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It is refracted and separated into different colors.

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What is the difference between reflection and refraction?

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Reflection is the bouncing back of light, while refraction is the bending of light as it passes through different mediums.

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Can light be reflected off any surface?

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No, light is reflected best off shiny surfaces.

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What is an example of refraction in everyday life?

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A straw appearing bent when placed in a glass of water.

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What is the angle of incidence?

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The angle between the incoming light ray and the normal line at the surface.

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