refraction

Question 1

refraction equation

Answer 1

n = c/v

Question 2

what does n stand for

Answer 2

index of refraction

Question 3

what does c stand for

Answer 3

speed of light in a vacuum which is always 3.0x108 m/s

Question 4

what does v stand for

Answer 4

speed of light in the given medium/substance

Question 5

when light travels through a less dense medium, it

Answer 5

speeds up and bends away from the normal

Question 6

when light travels through a more dense medium, it

Answer 6

slows down and bends towards the normal

Question 7

shorter wavelengths equal

Answer 7

faster speed of light which bends slightly further away from the normal

Question 8

longer wavelengths equal

Answer 8

slower speed of light which bends slights closer to normal

Question 9

would violet or red light refract closer to line of normal

Answer 9

red light would refract closer to normal because it has a longer wavelength which slows down the speed and makes the light bend closer to normal