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What are the four main things that can happen when light hits an object?
When light hits an object, it can be absorbed (taken in by the object), reflected (bounced off the object), transmitted (pass through the object), or refracted (bent as it passes through the object).
How do objects bend light?
Objects can bend light through a process called refraction, where light changes speed as it passes through different mediums. This change in speed causes the light to bend. Additionally, the shape and density of an object can also affect how light is bent as it passes through or around the object.
What is a transparent object that allows light to bend?
A prism is a transparent object that allows light to bend. When light passes through a prism, it is refracted or bent, causing it to separate into its constituent colors due to the different wavelengths of light.
What is refracted when it travels through an object and is bent?
light
How does light behave when it strikes a transparent object?
When light strikes a transparent object, it can be transmitted through the object, reflected off its surface, or refracted (bent) as it passes through. The behavior of light will depend on the angle at which it strikes the object and the material properties of the object.
When light is bent as it travels through an object it is called?
Refraction. This is when light changes direction as it passes from one transparent medium to another with a different optical density, causing it to bend.
How do objects block the passage of light through them?
Objects block the passage of light through them by absorbing, reflecting, or refracting the light. When light interacts with an object, it can be absorbed by the material, bounced off its surface, or bent as it passes through, resulting in the blockage of the light's path.
When light is bent as it travel through an object it is called?
Refraction
What is light that is bent when it passes through an object called?
reFRACtion There isn't a good nmeonic or the like to remember the difference between refraction, reflection and diffraction. You just have to learn it.
What is the difference between light and light refraction?
In reflection the light bounces bach; in refraction the light passes through, but is bent at the interface.
Why cant you see an object through a bent pipe?
You can't see an object through a bent pipe because light does not travel in straight lines when passing through the bent pipe. The light rays are refracted as they enter the pipe, causing the object to appear distorted or blocked from view due to the curve of the pipe.
Why does light bends?
In a sense, light does not bend. Light sometimes passes through space (or space-time) that is warped or bent because of a nearby object having very strong gravity. The light passes through this space in what (from the light's point of view) is a straight line. To other observers the light may appear to have followed a bent path. So gravity warps space-time, and light appears to bend as it travels through this warped space-time. The light isn't doing anything except following what is a completely natural path through space.
