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When the light ray strikes the surface of the prism, both when it enters and when it leaves, it bends owing to the different in the speeds of light in air and the material of which the prism is made. The amount of bending depends in part on the frequency of the light which is related to the colour of the light, hence the appearance of a colour spectrum which can be seen from a triangular prism.
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What happens if you shine a light into a mirror?
the light reflects back at you in the direction you shone the ray at
When you shine a flashlight at a mirror the ray of light that shines back at you is the ray of incidence?
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What happens if the ray of light hits the mirror?
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What happens when a ray of light is directed at a mirror?
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What are 2 examples of invisible light?
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What happens if you shine a light into a mirror?
the light reflects back at you in the direction you shone the ray at
When you shine a flashlight at a mirror the ray of light that shines back at you is the ray of incidence?
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What happens if you take an x ray of an x ray?
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What is the synonym for ray of light?
A verb with a meaning 'to shine with a sudden light' is illuminate.
What happens to the light when it strike a medium?
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What type of reflection happens when a straight ray of light hits smooth mirrors?
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