________ performed his experiment using a triangular block of glass called a prism.
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Parallel rays of light
________ can be focused in to a focal point.
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Refraction
________: the bending of light (it also happens with sound waves, water waves and other waves) as it passes from one transparent substance into another.
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Biconcave lens
________: curves are thinner at the middle than it is at the edges.
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light travels
When ________ from air into water, it slows down, causing it to change direction slightly.
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Refraction
________ can create a spectrum.
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Refraction
the bending of light (it also happens with sound waves, water waves and other waves) as it passes from one transparent substance into another
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These seven colors are remembered by the acronym ROY G BIV
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet
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Biconvex lens
thicker at the middle than it is at the edges
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Biconcave lens
curves are thinner at the middle than it is at the edges
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