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What property of light waves pass from one medium to another and change speed?
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Refraction.
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Which property of light will change when the medium of propagation changes?
The speed.
What is the name of the effect when light changes direction?
Reflection-when light change the direction of motion within same medium. Refraction-change of direction when moving to another medium.
If light waves change speed as they pass from one medium into another at an angle the light will be?
Refracting
What is the behavior of the waves when they pass from one medium to another?
If your talking about wavelengths, like in light, it might change depending on the medium it moves trough...
What is the meaning of reflection and refraction?
Reflection is a change of the angle of light without a change of medium. Refraction is a change of the angle of light with a change of medium.
What property of light waves can be observed as light waves pass from one medium to another and change speed?
diffraction
Which property of light will change when the medium of propagation changes?
The speed.
When light travels from 1 medium to another what will change?
Its velocity will change
What is the name of the effect when light changes direction?
Reflection-when light change the direction of motion within same medium. Refraction-change of direction when moving to another medium.
Would refraction still occur if light did not change speed when passing from medium to another?
No
If light waves change speed as they pass from one medium into another at an angle the light will be?
Refracting
What is the meaning of reflection and refraction?
Reflection is a change of the angle of light without a change of medium. Refraction is a change of the angle of light with a change of medium.
What is the behavior of the waves when they pass from one medium to another?
If your talking about wavelengths, like in light, it might change depending on the medium it moves trough...
Why frequency of light never change when light changes medium?
When light enters another medium it changes speed, but thewavelength changes correspondingly so that the frequency does not change. For example, if light enters a medium where its speed is cut in half, then the wavelength will also be reduced by half.
What is the refractive index of a substance?
It is the extent of the change in the direction of light as it passes from one transparent medium to another.
When light way pass from a medium to another they are?
When light waves are passed from one medium to another, they are . . . refracted. (Bent)
What happens to light rays as they pass to one medium to another?
As light rays pass from one medium into another, they bend (or "refract"). This can be easily seen by trying to poke at something under water from above the surface (for example, aim a drinking straw at a target in a glass of water). This refraction is a consequence of the change in direction due to the wave-qualities of light, as the speed of the light is affected by the change of medium.
