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Question 1 of 6
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The ray diagram shows what happens when a light wave meets a boundary from air to glass. Match the ray labels (A, B and C) to the names of the rays.
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reflected ray
refracted ray
incident ray
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B
C

Image is Edited screenshot of a simulation by PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder, licensed under CC–BY–4.0 (https://phet.colorado.edu).

The ray refracts when it enters the glass, and reflects when it bounces off the surface of the glass.