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When light hits an area and bounces back it is called
reflection
Refraction is the _____________ of waves
bending
In a rainbow, which color bends the most?
violet - shortest wavelength
Refraction of light is caused by
changing of medium through which light is traveling
or
slowing of speed of light -
When light passes from air to water, what happens to the speed of the light?
It slows down
A cut piece of clear glass or plastic in the form of a triangle or other geometric shape
prism
Name three things that are capable of reflecting light?
spoon, water surface,
foil, mirror
(other qualifying examples count)
When white light is passed through a glass prism it splits into its spectrum of colors and this process of white light splitting into its constituent colors is termed as ....
dispersion
Law of reflection state that - The angle of incidence is .................. to the angle of reflection
equal
In a rainbow, which color bends the least?
red - longest wavelength