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If light did not bend when traveling from water to air, it would not appear as if objects placed in water were shifted or distorted when viewed from above the surface. This bending phenomenon, known as refraction, is responsible for optical effects such as the apparent shallowing of a pool of water when viewed from the edge.
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Can a light ray travelling in air be totally reflected when it strikes a smooth water surface if the incident angle is right?
If the light travelled from within the water and the material on the other side of the boundary was less optically dense, like air, then it could happen. The phenomenon is called total internal reflection.
What would happen if light could not be refracted?
If light could not be refracted, it would not be able to change direction when it passes from one medium to another, such as from air to water. This would result in light traveling in a straight line only and could have significant impacts on how lenses, prisms, and other optical devices function. The phenomenon of dispersion, where light splits into different colors, also relies on refraction, so that would not occur.
What would happen if you put something less dense then water into water what would happen if you put something just as dense as water into water and what would happen if you put something more dense?
-- It would float in the water, with part of it above the surface. -- It would hang just below the surface, or at whatever depth you placed it. -- It would sink down through the water like a rock.
Does light increase or decrease through pure water?
The light would decrease. This is because light does not need a median to move throw. The water is a form of median. So it would slow the light down. Sound needs a median to move. This would bethe air for the sound.
If the amplitude of the waves coming from a light bulb decreased what will you expect to happen?
If the amplitude of the waves coming from a light bulb decreases, you would expect the intensity of the light emitted to decrease as well. This would result in the light appearing dimmer to an observer.
What are light-years?
The speed of light is 299,792,485 meters per second so if you travelled at this speed for a whole year that would be a light year.
Which process in the water cycle would happen more efficiently if more heat energy and light energy increased?
Evaporation would happen more efficiently with increased heat and light energy. The higher temperatures would increase the rate of evaporation of surface water into vapor, enhancing the process in the water cycle.
What do you think would happen if a group of plant was placed in a sealed environment with air water and light but no animal?
it would die ! @
What is the difference in time and light years?
Time is a physical characteristic. A light year is a measure of distance, not of time. It is the distance that would be travelled in vacuum by light or other electromagnetic radiation. The distance travelled in outer space is nearly the same and is equal to approx 9.46 trillion kilometres.
What would happen to humans if there was no light?
They would die.
How long would it take to get to Pluto from Mercury?
It depends what spped you travel at ! If you travelled at the speed of light it would take .... If you travelled as fast as a shuttle it would take.....
What would happen if the sun was the only source of light?
It is the only source of light!
What would happen if the sun burnt out?
There would hardly be any light!
What would happen if if you turned on a light with no bulb?
Nothing would happen.
What would happen to the water cycle without precipication?
There would be no water cycle.
What would happen to a hammers kinetic energy if it fell from a roof twice as high as the first roof?
The hammers KE would be double if it travelled twice the distance from rest as the first hammer.
Can a light ray travelling in air be totally reflected when it strikes a smooth water surface if the incident angle is right?
If the light travelled from within the water and the material on the other side of the boundary was less optically dense, like air, then it could happen. The phenomenon is called total internal reflection.
