When light passes from one transparent medium (like air) into another (like water) at an angle, it changes direction. What is this phenomenon called?

A Reflection

B Refraction

C Diffraction

D Absorption

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another with a different optical density. This change in direction is due to the change in the light's speed.

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The correct answer to the question "When light passes from one transparent medium (like air) into another (like water) at an angle, it changes direction. What is this phenomenon called?" is Option B: Refraction.

The other options — A) Reflection, C) Diffraction, D) Absorption — are incorrect for this GED Exam Prep question. As explained above: Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another with a different optical density. This change in direction is due to the change in the light's speed.

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When light passes from one transparent medium (like air) into another (like water) at an angle, it changes direction. What is this phenomenon called?

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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