3.14-3.29 Waves (Light and Sound)

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What type of wave is visible light? (Say what it is part of first)

Visible light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum, which means it is a transverse wave

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What are 2 processes beginning with R that light and sound waves can undergo?

Reflection and refraction

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What kind of waves are sound waves?

Sound waves are longitudinal waves

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When does reflection occur?

When a wave hits a boundary between two media and does not pass through, but instead stays in the original medium

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In optics, what does the word medium mean? (Plural media)

A material that transmits light

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When does refraction occur?

When a wave passes a boundary between two different transparent media and undergoes a change in direction

<p>When a wave passes a boundary between two different transparent media and undergoes a change in direction</p>