Bozeman Science
Refraction of Light
In this video Paul Andersen explains how light can be refracted, or bent, as it moves from one medium to another. The amount of refraction is determined by the angle of incidence and the index of refraction. Snell's Law can be used to...
Curated Video
GCSE Physics - Refraction of waves #63
In this video we cover the following: - What 'refraction' means - When refraction occurs - How to draw ray diagrams for the refraction of light - The idea that during refraction, the wavelength of a wave stays constant, and it is the...
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Refraction of Light and Apparent Sunrise and Delayed Sunset Explained
In this video, we learn about the science behind apparent sunrise and delayed sunset. We explore the phenomenon of refraction of light and its effects on the direction and speed of light as it passes through different mediums. Through a...
Mazz Media
Light
Using real world demonstrations and colorful graphics, Real World Science: Light teaches students the different properties of light, pertinent definitions and how light travels. Students will learn how different mediums can affect light,...
SciShow
The Strange Effects of Diamond Dust
Bright pillars of light... clouds of glowing dust... shimmering discs floating around the sun... signs of extraterrestrial activity, or is there a more rational and scientific explanation for this phenomenon?
Curated Video
Investigating Refractive Index with Light and Glass Block
The video demonstrates how to investigate the refractive index of a material by measuring the angle of incidence and refraction of light as it passes through a block of glass. The narrator explains the concept of refraction and shows how...
Higgsino Physics
Why Does Light Bend in Glass? - Refraction and Mirages Visualized with Huygens Principle
Why does light bend when it enters glass and how do mirages happen? Using the Huygens principle, to show why refraction will make the light bend. Also showing why Inferior mirage happens. All this with the Huygens principle.
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Experiment to Investigate Reflection and Refraction of Light Using a Glass Block
This video is a tutorial on how to conduct an experiment investigating the reflection and refraction of light using a glass block. The video goes over the steps required to set up the experiment and make measurements of the angle of...
DoodleScience
Refraction and Refractive Index _ GCSE Physics
Doodle Science teaches you high school physics in a less boring way in almost no time! GCSE Science
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Refraction and Diffraction _ GCSE Physics
Doodle Science teaches you high school physics in a less boring way in almost no time!
Curated Video
Leia Light - Objects & Opacity
An explanation of how light passes through transparent, translucent and opaque objects. The science is told in an imaginative way using cutting-edge technology through the character of Leia Light - an individual who has the superpower to...
Curated Video
Calculating Refractive Index and Angles of Incidence and Refraction
The video explains the concept of refractive index and how it determines the bending of light as it crosses the boundary between two different media. The video also demonstrates how to calculate the refractive index of a material, angle...
Curated Video
Reflection and Refraction Experiments
This is a lecture presentation on the topic of reflection and refraction experiments. The presenter explains the key terms involved in the experiment and demonstrates how the changing angle of incidence affects the angles of reflection...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Experimenting with Refraction
Overview of the concept of refraction of light.
Curated Video
Wavelength and Color: Understanding Visible Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
This is a lecture video on the topic of wavelength and color. The video focuses on the visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, which can be split into different colors. The video explains the relationship between...
Curated Video
Understanding Refraction and Ray Diagrams
The video is a lecture on refraction and ray diagrams. It explains how ray diagrams can be used to describe the refraction of waves at the boundary between two different media, such as air and glass. The video covers concepts such as the...
Curated Video
The Science Behind Rainbows
This video provides a clear and concise explanation of how rainbows are formed through the reflection, refraction, and dispersion of sunlight by water droplets in the atmosphere. It also explores different types of rainbows, such as...
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Understanding Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
The video discusses the concept of light as a type of electromagnetic radiation and explains the different types of radiations in the electromagnetic spectrum based on their wavelength, frequency, and energy. It also highlights the...
Curated Video
Convex Lenses: Refraction and Image Formation
The video is a lecture on convex lenses, explaining the way they work to bend and focus light. The speaker defines what a lens is, describes how convex lenses function, explains how to construct a ray diagram with a convex lens, and...
DoodleScience
Refraction and Refractive Index | GCSE Physics | Doodle Science
Follow me!: https://twitter.com/DoodleSci Doodle Science teaches you high school physics in a less boring way in almost no time! GCSE Science Script: Refraction happens when light changes direction when it travels between substances of...
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Mirage: Why Does It Look Like There's Water On The Road?
The fake puddles of water that we see on the road on a sunny day is due to an optical phenomenon called a mirage, which is caused by the refraction (or bending) of light rays due to different temperatures of the air above the road. On a...
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Ray diagrams
Why can you see your reflection in some objects? In this video we will look at ray diagrams for reflection, refraction and colour absorption. Visible light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Light is a transverse wave, and travels...