When Light Passes from Air into a Dense but Transparent

question 269

Multiple Choice

When light passes from air into a dense but transparent material such as glass, it

• A) slows down.
• B) maintains its speed, as required by the laws of physics.
• C) changes its speed to that of sound in the medium.
• D) speeds up.

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Definitions:

Frontal Lobe

A region of the brain associated with decision making, problem solving, and control of purposeful behaviors.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the brain, involved in complex functions such as consciousness, thought, emotion, reasoning, language, and memory.

Occipital

Pertaining to the occipital lobe, a region at the back of the brain that is primarily responsible for visual processing.

Temporal

Pertains to time or the sequential order of events.