Multiple choice

The change in direction of a light wave as it passes from one medium to another is known as:

  1. scattering

  2. reflection

  3. refraction

  4. absorption
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Explanation

Refraction is the bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another, caused by a change in the wave's speed. Reflection is bouncing off a surface, and scattering is light spreading in many directions.

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