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Does the law of reflection apply to both light and sound waves?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
I think all EM waves refract AND reflect, however, this would be very hard to
demonstrate in the lab because of the wavelengths (and materials) involved.
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Reflection of E&M waves is indeed difficult to demonstrate in the lab, except
when you look at yourself in the lab's mirror.
Refraction is also nearly impossible to demonstrate, unless you wear glasses.
Refraction an reflection can be demonstrated in the lab with water waves, and
with a bit of cleverness and innovation, with sound waves too.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoyes it does. It also apply's to billiard balls.
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What is the similarity between echoes of sound and images in a mirror?
Echoes of sound and images in a mirror involves sound waves and light waves respectively being reflected off a surface.
Light and sound waves have many similar properties however light waves are what while sound waves are what?
Light waves are eletromagnetic waves and sound waves are mechanical waves. Additionally, a light wave is a transverse wave that does not require a medium through which to travel. Sound waves, on the other hand, are longitudinal waves where the source transfers the mechanical energy of the sound wave into the medium so it can travel.
What stops sound waves from traveling?
Sound waves exhibit the same properties as most other waves, e.g. light or water. Sound waves stop forward motion when they are experience either total reflection or total absorption. A dramatic change in the density of material will cause significant reflection of sound and, in principle, you can make a surface reflect sound in the way a mirror reflects light. It is not 100% perfect, but an echo is an example of reflected sound. A perfectly absorbing material is another example that stops sound from propagating. Usually this is accomplished by selecting a material that absorbs the energy in sound. There is a third option that disperses waves without destroying them and that is a highly scattering medium. For instance, light does not pass through milk because the light waves are scattered. Sound waves would be strongly scattered in passing through a heterogeneous compound made with materials of dramatically different acoustical properties on a length scale close to the wavelength of the sound.
Differences between light and sound waves?
The differences between light and sound are as follows:Light can be considered to be made of waves as well as particles. Sound is only a wave. It does not show particle nature.Light waves are electromagnetic waves while sound waves are mechanical waves.Light waves are transverse while sound waves are longitudinal.Light waves can travel in vacuum. Sound waves require a material medium to travel, and hence, cannot travel in vacuum.The speed of light in a medium is constant. The velocity of sound waves can change.In sound waves, the particles of the medium actually oscillate. In a light wave, the electric and magnetic vectors oscillate.Light waves can be polarized, but sound waves cannot.Light waves travel much faster than sound waves. The speed of light is a physical constant. Its value is exactly 299,792,458 metres per second in vacuuum. The speed of sound is 343 metres per second in dry air at 20°C.And finally, a simple one - you can see light while you can hear sound.
What is the system that uses the reflection of underwater sound waves to detect objects?
sonar(sound navigation and ranging)
What is the similarity between echoes of sound and images in a mirror?
Echoes of sound and images in a mirror involves sound waves and light waves respectively being reflected off a surface.
What is meant by the reflection of sound?
Reflection is the return of sound waves from surfaces on which they are incident.
What is the reflection of sound waves?
The reflection is vibration because sound is equal to vibration
What is the difference between Sound Reflection and Sound Refraction?
refraction is where the soubd waves bend, reflection is when sound waves bounce off of things and change direction.
Are radio waves light sound waves?
Light isanalogous in many ways to sound and many of the equations used to describe sound also apply to light, but there are limitations. Sound waves don't really polarize the way light waves do for example. Light also displays some characteristics of particle behavior that contradict its wave behavior - again making it different from sound.
What is the reflection of waves?
The reflection is vibration because sound is equal to vibration
A reflection of sound waves?
An echo or reverberation.
Does a reflection bounce off of a sound waves surface once the sound waves hit the surface?
no
What is reflection of light waves?
Yes.
What is a reflection of sound called?
A reflected sound waves is called an echo.
Do light and sound both move in waves?
Yes, both light and sound can be described as waves. Light waves are electromagnetic waves, while sound waves are mechanical waves. They both propagate through a medium, although light can also travel through a vacuum.
What happens when there is reflection in light waves?
That means that the light waves rebound, and change direction.
