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Some kind of lens or a change in a substance: the surface of a pond, through a prism, through glass... all of these may refract light.
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Does light only refract when it passes through a translucent object?
Light refracts when it passes from one medium into another one with a differentrefractive index.If transparent objects didn't refract light, then eyeglasses wouldn't work.
What happens to light rays when it passes from one substance to another?
Assuming you're talking about transparent substances... It bends (refracts). The amount depends on the difference between the refractive index of each substance.
When a light ray passes from one mediumto another at an angle?
when a light ray passes from one medium to another at an angle
What happens when light passes through one medium to another?
the light bends
What is caused when light bends as it passes through a material?
Light does not bend as it passes through a material. It bends when it passes from one material to another. This is called refraction. Light can also be dispersed, that is separated into its different colours, if it is refracted enough.
What light does as it passes from one medium to another?
it refracts
Does light only refract when it passes through a translucent object?
Light refracts when it passes from one medium into another one with a differentrefractive index.If transparent objects didn't refract light, then eyeglasses wouldn't work.
What happens to light rays when it passes from one substance to another?
Assuming you're talking about transparent substances... It bends (refracts). The amount depends on the difference between the refractive index of each substance.
When a light ray passes from one mediumto another at an angle?
when a light ray passes from one medium to another at an angle
What happens when light passes through one medium to another?
the light bends
What is caused when light bends as it passes through a material?
Light does not bend as it passes through a material. It bends when it passes from one material to another. This is called refraction. Light can also be dispersed, that is separated into its different colours, if it is refracted enough.
When light passes from one material to another you may observe?
You observe the light falling from another direction
As light passes from one substance to another it is?
Its being Refracted.
If light passes from one substance into another is usually called?
No
Why doesn't a clear window refract white light?
It does. The light refracts when it enters one side of the glass, and then it refracts in the other direction when it leaves the other side and goes back into air. The slab of glass doesn't distort the image, because its surfaces are flat and parallel. So light leaves the glass in very nearly the same direction as it was headed when it arrived.
Is reflection the bending of light?
No,its called refraction. this actually happens when the light passes from one medium to another and thus the velocity of light changes, which enable the light to bend.
When there is no refraction of light and why does it happen?
There will be refraction when light passes from one substance to the other (for example, from air to water), when the two substances have different indices of refraction, and when light passes the surface at an angle. In other cases, there is no refraction.
