Refraction of Light
Grade 10•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can predict the direction light will bend when moving between materials with different refractive indices.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Explain why light bends when it passes from air into glass.
2. Draw a simple ray diagram showing a light ray entering a rectangular block of glass at an angle. Include the normal lines, incident ray, and refracted ray. Indicate which direction the light ray bends.
3. If a light ray travels from water (n = 1.33) into air (n = 1.00), will it bend towards or away from the normal? Explain your reasoning.
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