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It's a tricky question, and I am answering from the point of view of an interested layman, not a physicist. Light travels on a straight path through space. The interesting reality is that the space around gravitational fields bends.Light travels in a straight path through bent space. Also, light can be transmitted through optical fibers in communications systems, and the light follows the fiber through whatever bends are put into it.
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When light rays are bent and brought together they are?
Light rays are bent and brought by a refraction.
How is the path of light through a converging lens like the path of light through a prism?
There are two main areas of similarity. The first is that light passes through a converging lens as well as through a prism. This may sound trivial, but light will not pass through a block of wood! The second similarity is that in both situations the rays of light will be refracted: they will be bent at the boundaries between the different media.
When light passes from one medium to another medium in which it travels slower the light is bent away from the normal?
Without getting too complicated, the "more dense medium"'s gravitational pull alters the path of the light. The ray of light will bend away from the normal.
How can light go through straight tubes but not bent tubes?
because bent tube does not reflect light back .moreover light travels in a straight line
When light is bent it is called what?
refraction
How celestial masses effect the passage of light?
According to the General Theory of Relativity, the path of light is bent near large masses. The more massive a celestial object is the more light is bent near it.
Why does light bends?
In a sense, light does not bend. Light sometimes passes through space (or space-time) that is warped or bent because of a nearby object having very strong gravity. The light passes through this space in what (from the light's point of view) is a straight line. To other observers the light may appear to have followed a bent path. So gravity warps space-time, and light appears to bend as it travels through this warped space-time. The light isn't doing anything except following what is a completely natural path through space.
When light rays are bent and brought together they are?
Light rays are bent and brought by a refraction.
How is the path of light through a converging lens like the path of light through a prism?
There are two main areas of similarity. The first is that light passes through a converging lens as well as through a prism. This may sound trivial, but light will not pass through a block of wood! The second similarity is that in both situations the rays of light will be refracted: they will be bent at the boundaries between the different media.
When light passes from one medium to another medium in which it travels slower the light is bent away from the normal?
Without getting too complicated, the "more dense medium"'s gravitational pull alters the path of the light. The ray of light will bend away from the normal.
What path does light take?
light takes a straight path.
How can light go through straight tubes but not bent tubes?
because bent tube does not reflect light back .moreover light travels in a straight line
Why does light refleat?
the mirror is bent
When light is bent it is called what?
refraction
What happens as waves travel an objects move in their path?
The waves will be bent or reflected.
Can you change the path of light?
use a mirror to change the path of light.
How water affects the path of light?
how does water affect light path
