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When light is travelling through a medium does it travel in a straight or curved line?
Light typically travels in a straight line through a uniform medium. However, if the medium's density changes, light can be refracted and its path curved. Additionally, light can be reflected, diffracted, or scattered depending on the properties of the medium it is passing through.
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When light is travelling through a medium it travels in a?
When light travels through a medium, it travels in a straight line until it encounters a boundary between two different media, where it may refract, reflect, or scatter. The speed of light may change depending on the medium it is traveling through, which can affect its direction and intensity.
Do waves travel in a straight line?
Waves do not travel in a straight line. They oscillate or move up and down as they propagate through a medium like air, water, or solid materials. This results in a wave pattern that can be curved or exhibit other complex behaviors.
What will light do when passing through a single medium?
Light will continue in a straight line through the medium unless it encounters a boundary or a change in the medium's properties. It may be absorbed, reflected, or refracted depending on the characteristics of the medium.
Does light travel though a medium in a straight cor curved line?
Line travels in straight lines, under the principle of least time, aka Fermat's Principle. Light can be refracted at the boundary between two media meaning the path is bend but both parts of the path remain straight lines. Technically, light follows a space-time geodesic which might be curved, but locally this is too small to detect.
When a compression wave travels through a medium in what direction is the medium is displaced?
In a compression wave, the medium is displaced in the same direction that the wave is travelling. This means that the particles of the medium move closer together and then farther apart as the wave passes through.
What is the medium of speed traveling through air?
Air is the medium (if you are talking about something travelling through it).
When light is travelling through a medium it travels in a?
When light travels through a medium, it travels in a straight line until it encounters a boundary between two different media, where it may refract, reflect, or scatter. The speed of light may change depending on the medium it is traveling through, which can affect its direction and intensity.
Do waves travel in a straight line?
Waves do not travel in a straight line. They oscillate or move up and down as they propagate through a medium like air, water, or solid materials. This results in a wave pattern that can be curved or exhibit other complex behaviors.
What will light do when passing through a single medium?
Light will continue in a straight line through the medium unless it encounters a boundary or a change in the medium's properties. It may be absorbed, reflected, or refracted depending on the characteristics of the medium.
Does light travel though a medium in a straight cor curved line?
Line travels in straight lines, under the principle of least time, aka Fermat's Principle. Light can be refracted at the boundary between two media meaning the path is bend but both parts of the path remain straight lines. Technically, light follows a space-time geodesic which might be curved, but locally this is too small to detect.
What can speed up light?
Travelling through a medium that is optically less dense. Vacuum is best.
What causses refraction?
The velocity of light (and other electromagnetic waves) depends on the medium through which it is travelling.
Do light waves travel towards or away when travelling through a slower medium?
towards the normal
When a compression wave travels through a medium in what direction is the medium is displaced?
In a compression wave, the medium is displaced in the same direction that the wave is travelling. This means that the particles of the medium move closer together and then farther apart as the wave passes through.
Velocity of sound depends on?
The medium through which it is propagating. For exampl if the sound waves are travelling in air they will move slower than those travelling through a wall speed of sound in solids > speed of sound in liquids > speed of sound in gases
When light waves are travelling through a slower medium they move which way towards the normal?
away from the normal
When does light travel in a straight line?
travels through a uniform medium
