As light moves from one material into the next, which of the following affects how much the light waves will refract, or bend?

Angle at which the ray strikes the medium

Color of the material

Density of the material

Temperature of the light wave

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Luciana Stokes

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As light moves from one material into the next, which of the following affects how much the light waves will refract, or bend?

Angle at which the ray strikes the medium

Color of the material

Density of the material

Temperature of the light wave

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Esther Potter · Answer 1

Density of the material

Explanation:

When light travels from one medium to another, it's direction changes. This is why a spoon will appear to a user as bent when in water or a straw bends in a bottle of soda.

Light refracts when it changes from one medium to another due to the density difference.

Refraction of light causes the rays of emergent light to be tilted or bent in a particular direction. Refraction plays an important role in the formation of rainbows.

Haley Roth · Answer 2

Answer:Density of a material

As light moves from one material into the next, which of the following affects how much the light waves will refract, or bend?Angle at which the ray strikes the mediumColor of the materialDensity of the materialTemperature of the light wave

As light moves from one material into the next, which of the following affects how much the light waves will refract, or bend?

Angle at which the ray strikes the medium

Color of the material

Density of the material

Temperature of the light wave