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How do particles move when a surface wave passes through a medium?
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∙ 12y ago
Movement in a transverse wave is perpendicular to the source. Therefore, individual particles move up & down.
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What passes through a medium?
energy is independent of medium it passes through?
When light passes through a denser medium what happens to the light?
a denser medium hav more no.of particles also > the no.of particles > the opposition provided for..... therefore both wavelength and speed of light changes but frequency remains the same.
When the particles of a medium move a great distance as the wave passes does the wave have a large amplitude?
True
What happen when light is scattered?
It is redirected as it passes through a medium.
What does medium means?
A material that something passes through. For example vibrations traveling through a metal rod. The metal rod is the medium.
What is the maximum distance the particles of the medium move away from the rest positions as a wave passes through the medium?
The maximum distance the particles move away from their rest positions as a wave passes through a medium is the amplitude of the wave.
What passes through a medium?
energy is independent of medium it passes through?
When light passes through a denser medium what happens to the light?
a denser medium hav more no.of particles also > the no.of particles > the opposition provided for..... therefore both wavelength and speed of light changes but frequency remains the same.
Why light waves doesn't require a medium for its propogation but sound waves require?
sound waves move along with the particles of matter through which it passes
What happens to particles in a medium when sound energy travels through it?
slows down in denser mediums & speeds up in less dense ones this explains why ur voice is so high pitched when u inhale a less dense gas like helium & why sound is deep & distorted underwater.
What will scatter the color of light?
The medium through which it passes
When the particles of a medium move a great distance as the wave passes does the wave have a large amplitude?
True
What happens when light scatters?
It is redirected as it passes through a medium.
What happens to light when it scatters?
It is redirected as it passes through a medium
What happen when light is scattered?
It is redirected as it passes through a medium.
Does sound change mediums once it passes through medium?
Yes, sound can change its medium.
Why light passes undeviated falling straight on a refracting medium?
If by "straight on" you mean at 90 degrees to the surface of the medium, that is because light is only deviated if it makes an angle with the normal, which is an imaginary line perpendicular to the surface of the medium. If no angle is made between the normal line and the light ray, then no refraction occurs and the light passes through in a straight line. For more information see the related link below.
