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Why do waves change direction when they travel between one material and another?
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∙ 12y ago
Because they are changing mediums.
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What is the change in direction of a wave when it changes speed as it travels from one material to another?
That's 'refraction'.
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.
What is the difference between acceleration and velocity?
-- 'Velocity' is the rate at which position is changing, and the direction of the change. -- 'Acceleration' is the rate at which velocity is changing, and the direction of the change.
What is the name for a change in the direction of a wave when it passes one medium into another?
refraction
What changes the direction of a force?
Force changes either the speed or the direction of motion, or both.
What is the change in direction of a wave when it changes speed as it travels from one material to another?
That's 'refraction'.
What is it called when a wave suddenly changes directions it passes from one material to on other?
Refraction phenomenon Typically, the change in wave speed in the material causes the change in direction.
Is making a marshmallow a chemical change?
no because you are only burning it and that don't count as chemical change. chemical change is when you are adding a material to another material, then they react between each other and form a new material, but whae you burn the marshmallow you only heat it .
What is the first law of optics?
Snell's law is the first law of optics, and also known as the law of refraction. It is a formula used to describe the relation between an angle of incidence and refraction, when referring to light.
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.
What is the difference between acceleration and velocity?
-- 'Velocity' is the rate at which position is changing, and the direction of the change. -- 'Acceleration' is the rate at which velocity is changing, and the direction of the change.
Is changing the state of matter changing its material?
It may change its measurable properties but a simple state change is brought on by an increase or decrease the energy content of the material and does not alter the material from one material to another.
What is the name for a change in direction of a wave when it passes from one medium into another?
refraction
What is the name for a change in the direction of a wave when it passes one medium into another?
refraction
What changes the direction of a force?
Force changes either the speed or the direction of motion, or both.
In what situation does a wave not change its direction when it passes from one medium into another?
Waves only change direction when they intersect the other medium at an incident angle of other than 90o
Why do waves change direction when they are near shore?
The reason they change direction near shore is because the density of objects increase!
