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For refraction to occur in a wave, the wave must enter a new medium at an angle.
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What best describes why refraction of a wave occur when the wave travel from one material into another?
Refraction occurs because the speed of the wave varies in different materials,sin(I)/V(I) = sin(T)/V(T)
What are the wave phenomena?
There are four different wave phenomena. The wave phenomena are; refraction, interference, reflection, and diffraction. Things that occur with waves will usually involve at least one of these phenomena.
What is it called when a wave strikes an object and bends?
That is called refraction.
Why refraction of a wave occurs when the wave travels from one material into another?
The change in wave speed causes refraction sinv1/v1 = sinv2/v2.
What surfaces refract light?
For refraction to occur, there must obviously be two different substances that are both transparent to the radiation or waves under consideration. Also, the two substances must have different indices of refraction.
Does refraction occur only if rays are straight up and down?
No refraction can occur either way!
What happens to coastlines over time?
Wave refraction causes deposition in the bays Wave refraction causes erosion of the headlands
Why does refraction occur when a wave travels from one material into another?
Waves travel at different speeds depending material density and propagation quality
What is the bending of a wave at the boundry between two media called?
Refraction
What is it called when a seismic wave bends as it passes from liquid to solid rock.?
it is called refraction
What is it called when a wave goes from one medium to another and it changes speed and direction?
The change in direction is called refraction.
What are the laws of refraction?
angle of incidence of a wave hitting a surface equal the eagle of refraction.
