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Question 1

Give 3 examples of transverse waves.

Answer 1

1. Water waves
2. EM waves
3. S-waves

Question 2

Give 3 examples of longitudinal waves.

Answer 2

1. Sound
2. Ultrasound
3. P-waves

Question 3

What determines whether an EM wave is absorbed, reflected or transmitted through an object?

Answer 3

It’s wavelength

Question 4

Define refraction

Answer 4

Change in direction of a wave as it passes through a different density

Question 5

What happens when light enters a more dense medium?

Answer 5

1. Wave speed decreases

2. Angle of refraction is smaller b/c it bends towards normal