Refraction

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GCSE Physics Flashcards on Refraction, created by Ellen Billingham on 04/05/2013.
Ellen Billingham
Flashcards by Ellen Billingham, updated more than 1 year ago
Ellen Billingham
Created by Ellen Billingham almost 11 years ago
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Does a pencil in water look shorter or longer than it should be? Shorter
Why does a pencil in water look shorter? Because our eyes don't see the refraction of the light coming front the end of the pencil when it goes through a different material (water).
What are the three things the angle of refraction depend on? a) the type of material the light changes to b) the angle it hits the surface at (angle of incidence) c) the colour/frequency of the light
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