refraction Flashcards

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what can happen when a wave meets a boundary between two materials

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  • the waves are absorbed -> wave transfers energy to the material’s energy stores
  • the wave is transmitted through -> wave carries on traveling through the new
    material
  • the wave is reflected -> when the ray is “sent back”
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define refraction with multiple steps

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