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When a shipping lane passes from one large body of water to another it often passes trough?
strait
A microscope contains one or more glass lenses what do the lenses do to light that passes through them?
A microscope contains one or more glass lenses that refract light that passes through them. Both microscopes and magnifying glasses utilize convex lenses.
Why are light and sound not considered to be matter?
light and sound do not have mass. Light is electromagnetic wave transverse in nature. Sound is longitudinal wave. But sound needs material medium so it is mechanical wave. Moreover matter is the one which occupies the space. But waves do not occupy but traverse in space. Electromagnetic waves don't need material medium, but sound waves do need a material medium. False physics to assume that light has no mass. Energy = mc^2 =hf=cp. Light has energy and momentum. p=h/w =mv.
The boundary between cold and warm air masses is called a?
The boundary between a cold and warm air mass is called a front. One type of air will replace another as a front passes.
Which type of interaction keeps some light waves from reaching the ocean floor?
Scattering would be one process, and actual absorption by particles would be another.
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
Which is the definition of refraction?
The bending of a light wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another
What is a measure of how much a ray light bends when it passes from one medium to another?
Index of Refraction
What does when light travels from one medium to another' mean Im not completetly sure on the word MEDIUM in this context?
From 1 medium to the other means that light would travel from one object to another. So, it is basically any object that the light passes through.
What is the refractive index of a substance?
It is the extent of the change in the direction of light as it passes from one transparent medium to another.
What do light rays do as they pass from one transparent material from another?
They refract.When light passes from one transparent medium to another then the light ray refract or we can say it deviate from its straight path.
What happens to the direction of a light wave when it passes from a less dense medium such as air into a more medium such as glass?
The light bends when it passes from one medium to another. But only if it approaches the interface at an angle. In such a case it will still travel slower, but there will be no apparent bending.
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 the direction of light wave when it passes from less dense medium such as air into a more dense medium such as glass?
The light bends when it passes from one medium to another. But only if it approaches the interface at an angle. In such a case it will still travel slower, but there will be no apparent bending.
When a light ray passes fro water to air?
it will to refract/bend because its passing from one medium to another
What does refractive means?
It means that light changes its direction when it passes from one medium to another - for example, from air to water.
