Reflection/Refraction

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What happens to light rays when they travel through water?

Back

They are bent.

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Front

What is the term for the bouncing off of light rays from a surface?

Back

Reflection.

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What is an example of light bending as it passes through a material?

Back

Refraction.

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What happens to light rays when they strike a mirror?

Back

They are reflected.

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What occurs when light reflects off a surface?

Back

It bounces.

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What is refraction?

Back

The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.

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Front

What is reflection?

Back

The change in direction of light when it bounces off a surface.

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Front

What is an example of a material that reflects light?

Back

A mirror.

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What is an example of a material that refracts light?

Back

Water.

Front

What happens to light when it is absorbed by an object?

Back

It is taken in and does not bounce back.

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