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Refraction

physical science Maturity 7-9

Light can bend.

Pen in water.jpg
Pen in water.jpg
It bends when it moves through things like water. This can make a pen look bent. It can even make rainbows in the sky. It is fun to watch. Do you see light bend?

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Refraction photo.png
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Snells law.svg
File:Pen in water.jpg
Pen in water.jpg
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Refraction animation.gif
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Hetch Hetchy Releases (5910591819).jpg
File:Pencil in a bowl of water.svg
Pencil in a bowl of water.svg
File:GGB reflection in raindrops.jpg
GGB reflection in raindrops.jpg
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mirage_principle.svg
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Blackbird-sunset-03.jpg
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66599 , Tupton.jpg
File:Mirage over a hot road.jpg
Mirage over a hot road.jpg
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Beach and waves (2784111859).jpg

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 12.3 | Vital Level 4