Refraction Study Guide Flashcards
True or False
Light travels at different speeds through different materials.
TRUE
True or False
Light travels through liquids just as fast as through air.
FALSE
True or False
Light can bend around an object.
FALSE
True or False
Light cannot change direction.
FALSE
True or False
Lenses do not refract light.
FALSE
True or False
Refraction can be seen most clearly when light passes from water to solids.
TRUE
____ is the term for the bending, or change in angle, of light rays as they pass from one medium to another.
REFRACTION is the term for the bending, or change in angle, of light rays as they pass from one medium to another.
____ lens bends rays closer, making objects look LARGER.
CONVEX lens bends rays closer, making objects look LARGER.
____ lens spreads rays farther apart, making objects look smaller.
CONCAVE lens spreads rays farther apart, making objects look smaller.
Light travels fastest through ____ and ____.
Light travels fastest through VACUUM** and **AIR.
Light travels slower through ____ and ____.
Light travels slower through SOLIDS** and **LIQUIDS.
Why would your pencil look like it was in two pieces if you placed it in a clear cup of water? (Answer in 2 or 3 complete sentences)
Your pencil looks different when it goes from air to water because light bends when it goes from one material to another. This happens because the light changes speed as it goes from air to water. Light can’t bend around objects, so it changes directions at an angle as it goes from one material to another.
