Refraction

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-

• always travels in a straight line
• bends when it passes through water
• makes the water in the glass evaporate
• reflects the pencil on the water's surface

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The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.

What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is___.

• absorbed

• reflected

• refracted

• scattered

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Why does the lower part of the child appear so much bigger in size from the upper part?

• The light rays that travel through air and then into water are refracted.

• The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.

• The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.

• The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following will occur when light is refracted by the lens?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

As light passes through a prism it separates into the different colors because the light is _____.

• bouncing

• reflecting

• bending

• scattering

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