Question

Match each light behavior with its definition.

1. The scientific term for the bending of light when
changing mediums

2. The process in which light travels through a
medium without being absorbed or scattered

3. what happens when an object rejects or bounces
light

4. Wave bends around a obstacle or slit

Choices -
refraction
transmission
diffraction
reflection

Answer 1

1-refraction

2-transmission

3-reflection

4-diffraction

Step-by-step explanation:

Refraction is the bending of a wave when it enters a medium where its speed is different.Refraction is responsible for image formation by lenses and the eye.

Transmission of light is the moving of electromagnetic waves through a material. This transmission can be reduced, or stopped, when light is reflected off the surface or absorbed by the molecules in the material.

Reflection is when light bounces off an object.Light is reflected when there is a mismatch between materials through which the light is travelling.

Diffraction is the slight bending of light. The amount of bending depends on the relative size of the wavelength of light to the size of the opening.