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Give an experiment to prove that light travels in a straight line?
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∙ 12y ago
Actually, it has been proved that light is bent by gravity, so it is impossible to prove that light travels in a straight line.
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∙ 12y ago
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What does a shadow prove?
that light travels in straight lines
Is there experiments to show that light travels in straight line?
Yes shadows prove it because if light travelled in bent lines there would be no shadow.
How can you prove that light travels in straight line?
Light is a lot like water or any other liquid. It will travel where ever it is directed until it hits a solid opaque object.
What kind of experiment can be done for light?
You can do many, many experiments with the light. I'll just mention few categories:- Reflection of the light - Refraction of the light - Spectrum related experiments - Experiments that prove the wave nature of the light (interference) - Experiments that prove the particle nature of the light - Experiments that measure the speed of the light in space - if small scale, usually using interference etc... You may search on internet for specific experiments, by using the words of the categories mentioned upper, to narrow your search results.
What is trying to prove in free water gravity experiment?
How to use word pet
What does a shadow prove?
that light travels in straight lines
Is there experiments to show that light travels in straight line?
Yes shadows prove it because if light travelled in bent lines there would be no shadow.
How can you prove that light travels in straight line?
Light is a lot like water or any other liquid. It will travel where ever it is directed until it hits a solid opaque object.
How can you prove which material blocks light the best?
By experiment.
How light travels?
Simply put, light travels in straight lines. If you want to prove this, look at a beam of light coming from a small torch, or find a tube or hose. You can see through the tube when it's straight, but if it's bent, you can't see anything.
What does a polarization experiment prove about light?
it explains d wave nature of light.
What two things did newtons prism experiment prove?
That light was made up of the colors of the spectrum and that light could be bent.
How can you prove that light travels very quickly?
To prove that light travels very quickly, first, you need a flashlight. Because a flashlight is giving off light into a focused circle, it is still light. If you turn on the flashlight, as soon as you hit the switch or button, the circle of light at the other end shining on something appears instantly. You cannot catch the light in motion towards the surface the light is being aimed onto, and because light travels so fast, that is why you cannot see the light between the flashlight and the light on a surface.
What can experiments prove?
An experiment can prove or disprove a hypothesis.
What can an experiment do?
Prove causation
How can you prove that yeast is alive?
Experiment
What is the color of newtons disk while rotating?
The colour of the dis when rotating is white it was an experiment to prove that white light was actually made of different colors and that experiment shows that if you get all the colours moving and spining fast enough it looks as if the light is white
