Question

choose the word to fill in the blank, which best completes the sentence. prisms made of glass will ____ light and create colored rainbows on a wall, as is shown in the image above. a. transmit b. transfer c. refract d. absorb

Explanation:

When light passes through a glass prism, it changes direction due to the change in speed as it moves from one medium (air) to another (glass). This phenomenon is called refraction. Transmit just means to allow light to pass through without changing its direction in a significant way. Transfer is a more general - term not specific to the optical effect here. Absorb means the light energy is taken in by the prism rather than creating a rainbow.

Answer:

C. refract