Light Waves Reflection and Refraction

The law of REFLECTION states that the angle of the incident light ray is always ________ to the angle of the reflected ray.

• Larger

• Smaller

• The same

• Absorbed

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A pencil or a straw looks "broken" in a glass of water because of the law of?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Conservation of mass

• Einstein's Law of Bendography

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This picture shows?

• Reflection

• Refraction

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This diagram shows which law?

• Reflection

• Refraction

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Which best explains why a fish in a tank is not exactly where it appears in the water?

• The light bends due to absorption.

• The light bends due to refraction.

• The light bends due to reflection.

• The light bends due to transmission.

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What is the phenomenon called when light waves change direction as they pass from air into water, making objects look bent or displaced?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Diffraction

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What property of light makes this pencil appear to be bent or broken?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Absorption

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Why do we see a straw in a glass of water appear to be bent at the surface of the water?

• Because of the reflection of light.

• Because of the refraction of light.

• Because of the absorption of light.

• Because of the scattering of light.

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If you look at a pencil in a glass of water, it looks bent at the surface of the water. What causes this?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• The pencil is actually bent.

• The water is moving.

When light moves from water to air, it bends away from the normal. This is an example of:

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Absorption

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