Refraction (Edexcel GCSE Physics Combined Science): Quizzes
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What causes waves to change direction during refraction?
What causes waves to change direction during refraction?
Change in speed
What happens to wave direction when waves slow down?
What happens to wave direction when waves slow down?
Bend towards normal
What happens when waves speed up during refraction?
What happens when waves speed up during refraction?
Bend away from normal
What happens if a wave enters a medium at right angles to the surface?
What happens if a wave enters a medium at right angles to the surface?
Does not change direction
What is a wavefront?
What is a wavefront?
An imaginary line connecting same points in waves
What happens to wavelength when waves slow down in a medium?
What happens to wavelength when waves slow down in a medium?
Decreases
What happens when a wave enters a denser material?
What happens when a wave enters a denser material?
Bends towards normal
What happens to waves moving from deep water to shallow water?
What happens to waves moving from deep water to shallow water?
Slow down, bend towards normal
Which wavelengths slow down more in a denser medium?
Which wavelengths slow down more in a denser medium?
Shorter wavelengths
What is dispersion?
What is dispersion?
Different wavelengths refract differently
How does glass interact with UV radiation?
How does glass interact with UV radiation?
Absorbs it
What decreases when light refracts in denser material?
What decreases when light refracts in denser material?
Speed and wavelength