Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Hanako on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 6:36pm.

If you throw a ball through a pile of sand, it will slow down in the sand and emerge at less that its initial speed. But when light shines on a pane of glass, even though it slows down inside, its speed upon emerging is the same as its initial speed. Explain.

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