Refraction

Question 1

What is refraction?

Answer 1

When light bends as it crosses a boundary

Question 2

What material can and can’t light go through?

Answer 2

Transparent - see through material (can go through)
Opaque - Not see through material (can’t go through)

Question 3

What is a substance that light can go through called?

Answer 3

A medium

Question 4

What happens when a light goes through a less dense medium to a more dense medium and vise versa?

Answer 4

Less dense medium to a more dense medium - towards the normal
More dense medium to a less dense medium - Away from the normal

Question 5

what happens when light hits a glass block

Answer 5

Light hits the glass at an angle, slows down and bends
going towards the normal