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Which best describes what happens when light traveling through air enters water at an angle?
It moves along straight lines in air and changes direction when it enters water.
It moves in a curve in air and moves in straight lines when it enters water.
It moves along straight lines in air and continues along the same lines when it enters water.
It moves in a curve in air and continues moving in the same curve when it enters water.
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It moves along straight lines in air and changes direction when it enters water.
Light travels in straight rays in a uniform medium (air or water). At the boundary its speed changes, so the ray is refracted (bent) according to Snell's law.
Light travels in straight rays in a uniform medium (air or water). At the boundary its speed changes, so the ray is refracted (bent) according to Snell's law.
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