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Reflection and Refraction

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Created Date 02.12.21
Last Updated 02.12.21
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  • When a wave meets a new material and rebounds
  • When a wave meets a new material and is transmitted through with a change in direction
  • When a wave meets a new material and its energy is transferred to the material, usually as heat
  • An imaginary line drawn at 90 degrees to the surface, all angles are measured from this
  • The position on a surface where the wave hits it
  • The incoming ray
  • The outgoing ray when a wave is reflected from a surface
  • The outgoing ray when a wave is refracted through a surface
  • The angle between the normal line and incident ray
  • The angle between the normal line and reflected ray
  • The angle between the normal line and refracted ray
  • angle of incidence = angle of reflection
  • When light is scattered from a surface so no clear image is seen
  • When light is reflected off a smooth surface so a clear image can be seen
  • When light enters a denser material, it bends _____?_____ the normal line
  • A property of the wave that stays the same when it enters a new material
  • A property of a wave that gets shorter when it enters a denser material
  • The equivalent to a denser material for light waves when looking at water waves
  • = mass/volume
  • A wave whose oscillations are perpendicular to the energy transfer e.g. light
  • A wave whose oscillations are parallel to the energy transfer e.g. sound
  • A image formed that can be projected onto a screen because the rays actually cross
  • A image formed that can't be projected onto a screen because the rays don't actually cross at the image