What Is Refraction of Light

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Multiple Choice

What is refraction of light?

• A) the breaking of white light into its composite colors
• B) the change in direction of a light ray when it reflects on a material that is denser than the one in which it is traveling
• C) the absorption of light as it traverses a dense, transparent material
• D) the change in direction of a light ray as it passes at an angle from one transparent material to another that has a different optical density

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