Give an example of a time that you have observed how light bends as it travels from the air through a different medium.
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An example is when light goes from traveling on air to the water. A famous experiment that is done on many schools to prove this is the one with the pencil on a cup of water. I added both pictures so you are able to visualise what I'm trying to say. The pencil "bends" on the water because of a phenomenon called refraction. <span>When light enters water, it cannot move as fast as it </span>does in air, therefore, a<span>s the light enters the water, it </span>bends<span> away from its original path. Hope I was able to help!!</span>
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