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What type of energy travels in a compression wave?
by refraction
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 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 examples wave refraction?
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What type of energy travels in a compression wave?
by refraction
Is light the same as refraction?
No. Light is energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation. Refraction is a physical process that affects any wave.
Why are headlands eroded faster than the land at the end of inlets and bays?
Wave refraction concentrates wave energy at the headlands increasing erosion relative to embayments, where wave energy is dispersed.
For refraction to occur in a wave the wave must?
For refraction to occur in a wave, the wave must enter a new medium at an angle.
How does refraction affect ocean wave action along the shore?
they spread out and expand less energy
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 happens to coastlines over time?
Wave refraction causes deposition in the bays Wave refraction causes erosion of the headlands
What happen when a waves strikes a boundary between two materials?
Usually part of the wave energy is reflected, and part of the wave energy passes through, possibly at a different angle (i.e., refraction may occur).
What is the bending of a wave at the boundry between two media called?
Refraction
Why the wave energy more concentrated on the headlands?
Cuz its where the three lithospheres met - hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere
What is it called when a seismic wave bends as it passes from liquid to solid rock.?
it is called refraction
