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Light normally travels in straight lines. What term is used to describe the bending of light when it crosses from one medium to another?
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Light normally travels in straight lines. What term is used to describe the bending of light when it crosses from one medium to another?

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The term refraction is used to describe the bending of light when it crosses from one medium to another. The bending of light happens due to the different densities of the two substances.

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