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Scattering is an interaction of light with matter that causes light to change its energy, direction of motion, or both.

so the plain answer is scattering the particles.

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What is it called when light bounces off objects?

It is called reflection when light bounces off objects. Reflection is the change in direction of a wavefront at an interface between two different media, so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated.


How can light be refracted?

Light can be refracted when it passes from one medium to another with a different density, causing its speed to change. The change in speed leads to a change in the light's direction, causing it to bend. This bending is what we observe as refraction.


How does reflection bend light?

Reflection occurs when light waves encounter a surface and bounce off it. The angle at which the light hits the surface (angle of incidence) is equal to the angle at which the light bounces off (angle of reflection). This change in direction is what makes light appear to bend when reflected.


How does water scatter light?

Water molecules scatter light because they are smaller than the wavelength of visible light. When light enters water, it interacts with the molecules, causing it to change direction and spread out in different directions. This scattering of light is what makes the water appear clear or transparent.


What happens when light moves form one kind of matter to another?

When light moves from one kind of matter to another, it can be reflected, transmitted, or absorbed depending on the properties of the materials involved. The change in medium can also cause the light to change direction and/or speed, which is known as refraction. Additionally, the color and wavelength of the light may be affected by the interaction with the new material.

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What does it mean when you say that light is refracted as it enters the eye?

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Why do objects look distorted under water?

A ray of light will change direction when going out of water, into the air. This is called "Refraction".A ray of light will change direction when going out of water, into the air. This is called "Refraction".A ray of light will change direction when going out of water, into the air. This is called "Refraction".A ray of light will change direction when going out of water, into the air. This is called "Refraction".


What is it called when light bounces off objects?

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How can light be refracted?

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What causes the direction of shadows?

The direction from which light hits an object determines the direction of the shadow it makes


Does not change?

everything basically doesn't change direction, unless a force makes it change or it changes automatically if it is powered by someone or something. This obeys newtons first of inertia. for example, light always travels in one direction, unless you hold a concave lens or convex lens up to it which then bends it and causes it to point in another direction


Does not change directions?

everything basically doesn't change direction, unless a force makes it change or it changes automatically if it is powered by someone or something. This obeys newtons first of inertia. for example, light always travels in one direction, unless you hold a concave lens or convex lens up to it which then bends it and causes it to point in another direction


What does not change directions?

everything basically doesn't change direction, unless a force makes it change or it changes automatically if it is powered by someone or something. This obeys newtons first of inertia. for example, light always travels in one direction, unless you hold a concave lens or convex lens up to it which then bends it and causes it to point in another direction


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How does water scatter light?

Water molecules scatter light because they are smaller than the wavelength of visible light. When light enters water, it interacts with the molecules, causing it to change direction and spread out in different directions. This scattering of light is what makes the water appear clear or transparent.


How does reflection bend light?

Reflection occurs when light waves encounter a surface and bounce off it. The angle at which the light hits the surface (angle of incidence) is equal to the angle at which the light bounces off (angle of reflection). This change in direction is what makes light appear to bend when reflected.


What happens when light moves form one kind of matter to another?

When light moves from one kind of matter to another, it can be reflected, transmitted, or absorbed depending on the properties of the materials involved. The change in medium can also cause the light to change direction and/or speed, which is known as refraction. Additionally, the color and wavelength of the light may be affected by the interaction with the new material.