Refraction Flashcards
1
Q
What is refraction
A
Changing direction at a Boundary
2
Q
If the wave bends towards the normal does it slow down or speed up
A
slow down
3
Q
If the wave bends away from the normal does it slowly does or speed up
A
speeds up
4
Q
What is optical density
A
how fast light can travel through a material
5
Q
What changes when the wave is refracted, wavelength or frequency
A
wavelength
6
Q
What is a wavefront
A
a line that shows all the points on a wave that is in the same position as each other after a given number of wavelengths
