Multiple Choice
What is refraction of light?
A) breaking of white light into its composite colors
B) change in direction of a light ray when it reflects on a material more dense than the one in which it is traveling
C) absorption of light as it traverses a dense, transparent material
D) change in direction of a light ray as it passes at an angle from one transparent material to another that has a different optical density
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