Reflection and Refraction

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What is another name for light bending?

Back

Refraction

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

Back

It refracts.

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What do lenses do to light?

Back

They refract light.

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What does a reflecting telescope use to gather light?

Back

Mirrors.

Front

What is the term for light bouncing off a surface?

Back

Reflection.

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What is the difference between reflection and refraction?

Back

Reflection is when light bounces off a surface, while refraction is when light bends as it passes through different mediums.

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Can you name a common example of refraction?

Back

A straw appearing bent in a glass of water.

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What is the principle behind how glasses help people see better?

Back

They use refraction to focus light onto the retina.

Front

What happens to light when it enters a denser medium?

Back

It slows down and bends towards the normal line.

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What is the normal line in the context of refraction?

Back

An imaginary line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence.

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