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Flashcards: Predict whether a wave will be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through materials

What is the definition of refraction?

these are all examples of refraction

when waves spread out, move around, or pass through an opening in an obstacle

when waves bounce back from a barrier they cannot pass through

when waves bend as they enter a new medium

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Flashcards: Predict whether a wave will be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through materials

What is the definition of refraction?

Your answer:

these are all examples of refraction

Your answer:

when waves spread out, move around, or pass through an opening in an obstacle

Your answer:

when waves bounce back from a barrier they cannot pass through

Correct answer:

when waves bend as they enter a new medium

Explanation:

The answer is "when waves bend as they enter a new medium"

When waves approach objects they do not just stop or disappear. They can be reflected off the object, diffracted around the object, or transmitted through it (accompanied by refraction)! It all depends on the kind of wave, and the “medium” or type of object the wave is traveling through.

Reflection occurs when waves bounce back from a barrier they cannot pass through. An echo is an example of wave reflection. Reflection can happen with any type of waves, not just sound waves.

Refraction occurs when waves bend as they enter a new medium at an angle. For example, light bends when it passes from air to water.

Diffraction occurs when waves spread out, move around, or pass through an opening in an obstacle. All waves may be diffracted, but it is more pronounced in some types of waves than others. For example, sound waves bend around corners much more than light does. That’s why you can hear but not see around corners.

Flashcards: Predict whether a wave will be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through materials

You yell to your friend around the corner of a building. The sound waves don't travel through the wall, but your friend can still hear you. This is an example of what?

diffraction

transmission

refraction

reflection

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Flashcards: Predict whether a wave will be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through materials

You yell to your friend around the corner of a building. The sound waves don't travel through the wall, but your friend can still hear you. This is an example of what?

Your answer:

transmission

Your answer:

refraction

Your answer:

reflection

Correct answer:

diffraction

Explanation:

The answer is diffraction.

Reflection occurs when waves bounce back from a barrier they cannot pass through. An echo is an example of wave reflection. Reflection can happen with any type of waves, not just sound waves.

Refraction occurs when waves bend as they enter a new medium at an angle. For example, light bends when it passes from air to water.

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Flashcards: Predict whether a wave will be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through materials

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