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A ray of light traveling from air to water will bend which direction?
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∙ 14y ago
The ray will bend towards the normal.
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Does light bend when it is traveling?
Yes,It bends when traveling from 1 media to another.
Which direction does light bend as it travels from WATER TO AIR?
depends on the angle and the index of refraction
Why does a pencil bend in a cup of water?
The pencil doesn't bend. The light, when it passes into or out of water, changes direction slightly. also it's refracted it looks bigger and bent but light changes the direction that's way it looks bent and bigger also our eyes see it differently.
Why do light rays pass through a lens change direction?
If a wave of light is reflected by an opaque material, it changes direction. If it refracts (like light going from air into water), it can change direction. Also, gravity can bend light. For example, a black hole can trap light.
What causes water to bend light passing through it?
because when light hits a different martial it slows and change it direction like ridingbike from the road on to the sand.
Do rainbows bend light?
No. Water droplets bend light to make rainbows.
Why doesw light bend as it travels from water to aire?
light is a photon wave, the color of the light depends on the length of the wave; as traveling is concerned, the density of water is greater and thus causes a beam divergence greater than in gas.
Does light bend at the surface or middle of a block of glass?
bend at surface and continued in the same direction in bulk of it...and again bend at emerging surface.........
Does light bend as it passes through materials?
Light is affected by the media that it travels through. Even air will bend light. Glass and water certainly bend light.
What does the term ''refraction'' mean in terms of rainbows?
This refers to the degree at which the direction of the light rays change (ie 'bend') when they pass through drops of water.
What causes light traveling in a straight line to bend?
Gravity. (Or the shape of space - which is molded by gravity.)
Did the light travel in a straight path through the air before it reached the bowl of water?
Light always travels in a straight line. It's direction can be changed, by reflection or refraction, but it does not bend.
