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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.
True
False
2 .
The very slight bending of light around sharp edges is referred to as refraction.
True
False
3 .
Desert mirages where the images appear below the true location are referred to as inferior mirages.
True
False
4 .
Refraction of light as it passes through a transparent medium is caused by a change in the wavelength of the light.
True
False
5 .
In a vacuum such as space, the speed of light is the same for all colors.
True
False
6 .
Halos are produced by the dispersion of light from ice crystals that compose cirrus clouds.
True
False
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.
True
False
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.
True
False
9 .
The diffraction of light is responsible for the apparent displacement of the position of the stars, Moon, and Sun.
True
False
10 .
In the formation of a rainbow, with each water droplet light is bent twice.
True
False
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