Question 7SavedSelect the option that best completes the following sentence. When light passes from air into glass it:slows downspeeds upmaintains a constant speed but changes directionI'm not sure
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Question 7SavedSelect the option that best completes the following sentence. When light passes from air into glass it:slows downspeeds upmaintains a constant speed but changes directionI'm not sure
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The correct answer is "slows down". When light passes from a less dense medium like air to a denser medium like glass, it slows down. This is due to the change in refractive index between the two mediums.
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