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Question 1

Refraction

Answer 1

Bending of em waves as they pass from one medium to another with a different optical density. Waves travel at different speeds in different medium due to the density of the material encountered. This occurs due to the change in speed of the wave as it tranverses the boundary between 2 media.

Question 2

Different material like light. The higher the density fhe

Answer 2

Slower the wave passes through it

Question 3

If a wave travels from a less dense medium to a more dense material like from air to

Answer 3

Glass, it will slow down as it passes through the glass

Question 4

Boundaries between 2 medium

Answer 4

If the wave travels perpendicular to the boundary between 2 mediums then it will continue straight on however if the wave hits a boundary at an angle then it will be refracted meaning the direction will change. If it’s passing to a more dense medium like glass then it will bend towards the normal(perpendicular line and straight on)

Question 5

Our wave speed equation

Answer 5

V (wave speed: m/s) =f(frequency :Hz) lamda(wavelength: m)
The frequency and wavelength changes as the speed of the wave changes from one medium to another.

Question 6

Our wave speed equation

Answer 6

V (wave speed: m/s) =f(frequency :Hz) lamda(wavelength: m)
The frequency and wavelength changes as the speed of the wave changes from one medium to another.

Question 7

So if the speed of the wave increases and vice versa

Answer 7

The wavelength will increase and vice versa.

Question 8

Different wavelength are refracted by different amounts

Answer 8

White light contains all the wavelengths of visible light through a triangular prism then the different colors will bend to different degrees so they all spread out like a rainbow.