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When speed passes from one medium wave to another what happens?
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∙ 13y ago
it changes in velocity
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What happens when a wave move from one medium into another medium at an angle?
speed
Refraction of a sound wave occurs when a wave passes at an angle from one medium into another in which the of the wave is different?
speed
What happens when light and its wavelength travels from one medium to another?
The speed of light and its wavelength decreases when it enters a new medium. The physicist Snell showed that it can vary.
What is the speed at which a wave travels through water or other medium called?
The speed at which a wave passes through water or other medium is called phase velocity.
How is sound refracted?
Sound is a wave (of energy) in a medium [solid,liquid, or gas] (a compression wave in fact), therefore it is refracted by any change in the medium AND by the fact that it is never coherent (it never travels in only a straight line).
What happens to the light ray when it passes from a low speed medium to a higher speed medium?
It changes direction, according to Snell's Law.
What happens when a wave move from one medium into another medium at an angle?
speed
What happens when speed of light enters a new kind of medium?
When light passes from one medium to another with a different refractive index, andnot in a direction perpendicular to the boundary between the media, its speed changes.
Refraction of a sound wave occurs when a wave passes at an angle from one medium into another in which the of the wave is different?
speed
Speed of light will be minimum when it passes through?
the speed of light, commonly denoted as "c", is constant no matter which medium it passes through.
What happens when light traveling at an angel passes from one material into another?
When light traveling at an angle passes from one material into another, it undergoes refraction. Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another, due to the change in the speed of light. The degree to which the light bends depends on the angle of incidence and the refractive indices of the materials involved.
What happens to the speed of the light when it passes from air into glass?
The speed decreases.
What happens when light and its wavelength travels from one medium to another?
The speed of light and its wavelength decreases when it enters a new medium. The physicist Snell showed that it can vary.
What is the speed at which a wave travels through water or other medium called?
The speed at which a wave passes through water or other medium is called phase velocity.
How is sound refracted?
Sound is a wave (of energy) in a medium [solid,liquid, or gas] (a compression wave in fact), therefore it is refracted by any change in the medium AND by the fact that it is never coherent (it never travels in only a straight line).
Light incident upon a pane of glass shows down in passing through the glass. Does it emerge at a slower speed or at its initial speed?
The speed of light depends on the electrical characteristics of whatever medium it happens to be in at that instant. It has one speed in vacuum, another speed in air, another in glass, another in water, and yet another speed in jello. When passing from a more-optically-dense medium to one where its speed is higher, it doesn't need a stomp on the gas to 'accelerate' to the higher speed.
When does the refraction takes place?
Refraction of light takes place where a beam of light passes from one medium to another and the speed of light in those two media is different.
