Bending Light
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- Author:
- Loeblein, Trish, Moore, Emily, Perkins, Kathy, Podolefsky, Noah, Reid, Sam
- Subject:
- Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
- Institution Name:
- University of Colorado at Boulder
- Collection:
- PhET Interactive Simulations
- Grade Level:
- Secondary, Post-secondary
- Grade Sub-Level:
- High School, Community College - Lower Division
- Abstract:
Explore bending of light between two media with different indices of refraction. See how changing from air to water to glass changes the bending angle. Play with prisms of different shapes and make rainbows.
- Languages:
- English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese
- Material Type:
- Activities and Labs, Simulations
- Media Format:
- Text/HTML, Interactive
- Conditions of Use:
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http://phet.colorado.edu/en/about/licensing
This simulation is available under either a Creative Commons Attribution license or the GNU General Public License. - Copyright Holder:
- University of Colorado
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