Question

select the correct answer.
the lens in the eyepiece of a telescope magnifies light by bending it. what is this bending called?
a. absorption
b. dispersion
c. radiation
d. reflection
e. refraction

Explanation:

• Absorption is when light is taken in by a material.
• Dispersion is the separation of light into its component colors.
• Radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles.
• Reflection is when light bounces off a surface.
• Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another. Since the lens bends light (changes its direction as it passes through the lens material), this is refraction.

Answer:

E. refraction