Refraction of Light
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Objective
I can predict the direction light will bend when moving between materials with different refractive indices.
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Practice
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Explain why light bends when it passes from air into glass.
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.
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“Light travels from air into water. Will the light bend towards or away from the normal? Light travels from glass into air. Will the light bend towards or away from the normal? ”
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