Erin is keeping a science journal. She wrote the following paragraph that explains how light travels through different mediums. But she's made one mistake. Which sentence in Erin's journal is incorrect? A ray of light passes through the air and enters the water inside a metal container. The light ray bends as it crosses the boundary between air and water. Once it hits the bottom of the container, the ray gets reflected. The reflected ray passes back through the water and enters the air without bending. In this example, the ray of light is both reflected and refracted.

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Madeleine Carney

Biology

26 December, 00:22

Erin is keeping a science journal. She wrote the following paragraph that explains how light travels through different mediums. But she's made one mistake. Which sentence in Erin's journal is incorrect? A ray of light passes through the air and enters the water inside a metal container. The light ray bends as it crosses the boundary between air and water. Once it hits the bottom of the container, the ray gets reflected. The reflected ray passes back through the water and enters the air without bending. In this example, the ray of light is both reflected and refracted.

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Dillan Ayers · Answer 1

The reflected ray passes back through the water and enters the air without bending, is false. When the speed of the ray increases, and passes through two different mediums, the ray will definitely bend.