When waves change direction as they enter a different medium
Refraction
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The change in what causes the wavelength to change
speed
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Waves travel at different speeds in substances which have different what?
densities
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A wave changes speed when it crosses what?
boundary
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When the speed increases the wave bends ____ from the normal
away
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The refractive index is a measure of the amount of bending - the higher the refractive index, the more the light ___
bends
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Light slows down a lot in glass, so the refractive index of the glass is ___
high
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Refractive index explains ___
dispersion
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Total internal reflection only happens when light travel from a more dense medium with a higher refractive index to a less dense medium with a lower refractive index e.g ___
from glass to water
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Different colours of light are refracted by different amounts, because they travel at slightly different speeds in any given __
medium
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
The change in what causes the wavelength to change
Back
speed
Card 3
Front
Waves travel at different speeds in substances which have different what?
Back
Card 4
Front
A wave changes speed when it crosses what?
Back
Card 5
Front
When the speed increases the wave bends ____ from the normal
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