How Does Light Travel?

Front

What is the term for the bending of light rays when they pass through a different medium?

Back

Refraction

Front

Which of the following is not a source of light: Sun, Light Bulb, Paper?

Back

Paper

Front

What is the term for when light rays bounce off a surface in the same new direction?

Back

Reflection

Front

What principle explains the formation of a shadow?

Back

Light travels in straight lines.

Front

Why does a black shirt appear black?

Back

Black absorbs all the colors of white light.

Front

What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

Back

Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second (or about 186,282 miles per second).

Front

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

Back

It bends due to refraction.

Front

What is the difference between reflection and refraction?

Back

Reflection is the bouncing of light off a surface, while refraction is the bending of light as it passes through different media.

Front

What is the law of reflection?

Back

The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

Front

What is a common example of refraction in everyday life?

Back

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