Refraction and Lenses Answer Key
See how light bends when it passes through different materials and how lenses focus light.
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Refraction
Q1.What is refraction?
The bending of light when it passes from one material into another (like from air into glass).
Q2.Why does light bend?
It changes speed when it enters a different medium - light slows down in denser materials.
Q3.What's a real-life example of refraction?
A straw looking bent in a glass of water, or a rainbow forming when sunlight passes through raindrops.
Types of Lenses
Q4.What does a convex (converging) lens do?
Q5.What does a concave (diverging) lens do?
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