Question

q2 exam practice - fl.sc.7.p.10.2 - reflection, refraction and absorption
a student places a flashlight behind a clear ice cube and observes that the light bends slightly as it passes through
which statement best explains this observation?
○ the ice cube scatters the light in all directions.
○ the light is refracted as it changes speed moving through the ice.
○ the ice cube reflects all light that hits it.
○ the light is absorbed by the ice cube and re - emitted

Explanation:

The observation of light bending when passing through the ice cube is explained by refraction. Refraction occurs when light changes speed as it moves from one medium (air) to another (ice, a denser medium), causing the light path to bend. Scattering would spread light in all directions, reflection would bounce light back, and absorption-re-emission does not describe bending.

Answer:

The light is refracted as it changes speed moving through the ice.