refraction of light

Light bending as it passes from one medium (object) to another is...

• Refraction
• Reflection

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What form does light travel in?

• Curved line
• Zig-Zag
• Straight Line

Light bending as it passes through a rain drop is an example of...

• Refraction
• Reflection

What causes light to appear refracted?

• temperature
• speed
• weather
• climate

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

According to Willebord Snell, light passing from air to glass will cause the light to

• maintain its original speed 
• accelerate while it is in glass
• increase its speed
• reduce its speed

What is this called?

• refraction
• reflection
• reconstroction
• retraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Absolute refractive index of any medium is always _______.

• less than 1
• greater than 1
• 1
• 0

The velocity of light in vacuum is _______ ms^(-1)

• 3x10⁸
• 3x10¹²
• 3x10⁶
• 3x10¹⁰

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

How does light behave as it enters these mediums?

• continue its path as straight line.
• bends toward the normal
• bends away from the normal
• reflects

Glass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.

• Equal
• Greater
• Less
• Impossible to say

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