Cambridge IGCSE Combined Science practice

Paper 3 structured question: Light

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Light

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Paper 3Theory (Core)4 marks

Understanding light behavior at boundaries.

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Light travels through air and hits a glass surface.

a
Explain what happens to light at the boundary between air and glass.
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Paper 3Theory (Core)2 marks

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When light travels from air into water, it bends at the surface.

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Describe the process of refraction as light passes from air into water.
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