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What happens when there is reflection in light waves?
That means that the light waves rebound, and change direction.
What happens when light waves get reflected?
The light waves bounce off the surface and travel in a new direction
What happens to the light wave after it stikes the mirror?
what happens when you direct light waves at an angle into a mirror
What happens when transverse electromagnetic waves encounter cavity?
light waves or electromagnetic waves are transverse and sound waves are longitudinal
When is the only time that light waves travel at thespeedof light?
Light waves ALWAYS travel at the "Speed of Light"....based on the medium that the waves are traveling through. It just so happens that they go the FASTEST in a VACUUM.
What happens to light when its strikes an object?
The light waves can be reflected, absorbed, they can pass the object or be refracted.,
What happens to sound or light waves when they hit a smooth surface?
They are reflected :)
What happens to light waves when two materials do not have similar indexes of refraction?
Nothing happens to light waves at all. UNLESS the two materials happen to be right next to each other AND the light tries to cross FROM one INTO the other one. Then things get very interesting.
What happens if 2 light waves with the same amplitude interfere?
Their amplitude is not the important variable - their frequency is . If two light waves of the same frequency interact, then an interference pattern will be seen. This is the basis of the 'double slit' experiment designed to demonstrate that light may be considered to indeed be waves.
What happens to light waves when they hit the water?
They bounce off it to the sky, hence the blue sky.
What happens to energy when the frequency of light waves increase?
energy increases, as energy= h* f .
The intensity of light waves is a measure of what?
The intensity of light waves is a measure of the energy that is carried by the waves. Light waves are electromagnetic waves.
