Mission RL1: Meaning and Cause of Refraction

Mission RL1 pertains to the concept of refraction. The mission consists of 19 questions organized into 5 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

• Students should be able to identify what refraction is.
• Students should be able to identify the cause of refraction and should understand the sole exception to light changing speed without changing direction.

 

Launch Mission RL1

 

Getting Help

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:
 

The Physics Classroom, Refraction and Lenses Unit, Lesson 1, Part b

The Physics Classroom, Refraction and Lenses Unit, Lesson 1, Part c
 

• The Physics Classroom, Refraction and Lenses Unit, Lesson 1, Part f
• What is refraction?
• How can one tell that a light ray has refracted?
• What causes a light ray to refract when it crosses a boundary?
• Are there any exceptions to light crossing a boundary and still not refracting?

 

Video Tutorials:

What is Refraction?

 

 

Question-Specific Help

Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: