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How are diffraction and refraction similar and how are they different?
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What are different types of sound wave interaction?
diffraction, reflection, refraction
Is polarization similar to refraction interference or diffraction?
none of the above
Explain diffraction and refraction How are they similar?
They both cross the boundary from one medium to another.
How are refraction and diffraction alike?
They aren't. They are two completely different phenomenon.
What is the bending of waves as it passes at an angle from one medium to another?
Diffraction.
What are different types of sound wave interaction?
diffraction, reflection, refraction
Is polarization similar to refraction interference or diffraction?
none of the above
Explain diffraction and refraction How are they similar?
They both cross the boundary from one medium to another.
How are refraction and diffraction alike?
They aren't. They are two completely different phenomenon.
How is refraction from diffraction?
They both involve in like bending. There different because Refraction is the bending of a was as it enters a new medium and Diffraction is the bending of a was as it moves around an obstacle or passes through.
What is the bending of waves as it passes at an angle from one medium to another?
Diffraction.
What is the bending of waves around the edge of a barrier called?
Diffraction is the bending of waves around an obstacle under specific circumstances.
A wave changes directions when its speed changes This is called?
Reflection, or refraction, depending on what causes the change in direction.
What is the difference between waves bending due to refraction and diffraction?
Refraction is the bending of light when it passes from one medium to another medium (like from air to glass). The basis for refraction is the speed of light is slightly different in the two mediums. Diffraction is the bending of light that occurs around a sharp edge (like light passing thru a slit). The basis for diffraction is the spreading out of the wave as it passes by the sharp edge.
When waves change speed as they pass from one medium to another is called?
it is called a DIFFRACTION
Is when light bends as it passes through an object?
Yes...supermassive blackholes are a good example.
What is the difference between diffraction and dispersion?
Diffraction = The amount of light passing through a photographic lens being adjusted by a diaphragm. Dispersion = The splitting of light of different colors due to the different indices of refraction at different wavelengths when the light enters a lens or prism.
