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If you are referring to a situation in which light is reflected from water back into the air, then the light rays are "polarized." All light rays travel in straight lines, but polarized light is light that enters a medium from many directions, but are exited (reflected or refracted or merely cut out, like in sunglasses) in one direction.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe ray must decrease in speed.
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What happens when light goes from water to air?
light rays bend away from normal as it passes from denser water to rarer air
When a ray of light passes from water to air speed increases?
Yes. The speed of light in water is approximately 2/3 the speed of light in air.
What happens when light is refracted through water from air?
The light will bend as it passes through.
When light rays travel from air to water what is the effect known as?
refraction
When light passes from water into air the light bends away from the normal true or false?
true
What happens when light goes from water to air?
light rays bend away from normal as it passes from denser water to rarer air
When a ray of light passes from water to air speed increases?
Yes. The speed of light in water is approximately 2/3 the speed of light in air.
Why does soil seem to shimmer in hot summer day?
Mirage. The air near the surface is heated, movement of air, and different densities of air causes light rays passing through it to bend- like light that passes through a wave of water.
What happens to speed of light when light goes into air?
That depends what it comes out of. If it passes into air from vacuum, thenits speed decreases. If it passes into air from water or jello, then its speedincreases.
What happens to the speed of light as passes from water to air?
It increases.
What happens when light passes air into water?
it slows down.
What happens when light is refracted through water from air?
The light will bend as it passes through.
When light rays travel from air to water what is the effect known as?
refraction
Is the bending of light when passes from air to water is called a reflection?
Yes
What happens to light as it passes from air into water in one word?
slowdown
Why would a wave bend when it passes from air into water?
The speed of light slows in water.
How ligth is affected passing throug water?
When light passes from air to water, the light is refracted because water is denser than air and therefore slows down the speed of the light.
