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What happens when a light ray moves from one substance to another?
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∙ 6y ago
The speed changes. (and sometimes the angle.)
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What happens when light moves form one kind of matter to another?
that changes the speed of the light, which makes the light bend
What is it called when light blends as it moves from one substance to another?
The direction of light propagation can be changed at the boundary of two media having different densities. This property is called refraction, and is illustrated in the following figure for the boundary between air and water.
What are the differences between conduction convection and radiation?
Conduction-happens when heat moves from one object to another through direct contact Radiation-happens when energy ,such as heat, moves in waves between one object and another Convection-happens when matter carries heat from one place to another
Does light get faster when it moves?
In a vacuum, light travels at a constat speed. It won't get faster or slower over time. In other substances (e.g., in water) light moves at a speed determined by the characteristics of the substance. Here, it won't get slower or faster with time, either.
What happens at the atomic level when light is absorbed?
When an electron absorbs a single photon of light it moves from its current shell to an outer shell.
How is refracted?
The refraction of light means that although light travels in straight lines, when it moves from one substance into another, it can change direction. This happens because the wave changes speed as it travels between different types of materials.As a light wave travelsbetween diffrent clear substances, the light wave bends. When light passes one substance to another, the light changes direction.
What happens when a light moves from a material with a lower index of refraction to another material with a higher index of refraction?
The ray of light bends towards the normal.
What happens to the molecules of a substance as it moves from a liquid to a solid?
use your book
What happens when light moves form one kind of matter to another?
that changes the speed of the light, which makes the light bend
What happens to the molecules of a substance as it moves from a liquid to a solid state?
use your book
What happens when light moves from solid to liquid?
kill
What happens to light as it moves away from its source?
It dims......Nikki
What happens when light passes into a material where the speed of light is lower?
It moves at a slower speed!
How heat move'?
Thermal energy that can move from one substance to another is called heat. Heat always moves from a warmer substance to a cooler one. An increase in temperature means that heat moves into a substance.
What happens to the speed of light as it moves from water into air?
The speed increases.
When a substance moves from one state to another what kind of change occurs?
a phase change
What is it called when light blends as it moves from one substance to another?
The direction of light propagation can be changed at the boundary of two media having different densities. This property is called refraction, and is illustrated in the following figure for the boundary between air and water.
