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Select the correct response to each of the following true/false questions.

1 .       The law of reflection states that light rays always bounce off the reflecting surface at twice the angle at which they met the surface. 

 
 


2 .       The very slight bending of light around sharp edges is referred to as refraction. 

 
 


3 .       Desert mirages where the images appear below the true location are referred to as inferior mirages. 

 
 


4 .       Refraction of light as it passes through a transparent medium is caused by a change in the wavelength of the light. 

 
 


5 .       In a vacuum such as space, the speed of light is the same for all colors. 

 
 


6 .       Halos are produced by the dispersion of light from ice crystals that compose cirrus clouds. 

 
 


7 .       When a light wave of any type becomes superimposed on another, interference results in a new wave having characteristics different from either of the interacting waves. 

 
 


8 .       Internal reflection occurs when light that is traveling through a transparent material, such as water, reaches the opposite surface and is reflected back into the transparent material. 

 
 


9 .       The diffraction of light is responsible for the apparent displacement of the position of the stars, Moon, and Sun. 

 
 


10 .       In the formation of a rainbow, with each water droplet light is bent twice. 

 
 






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