Reflection and Waves

Reflection and Waves

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Science

9th Grade

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Hard

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Melissa Keyes

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Reflection

Back

When a wave strikes an object and bounces off of it.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

All types of waves can be reflected.

Back

Example: Echoes are reflected sound waves.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Law of Reflection

Back

The angle of incidence is always equal to the angle of reflection.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Refraction

Back

The bending of waves caused by a change in speed as it moves from one medium through another. The greater the change in speed, the more the wave bends.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How prisms work

Back

Light waves enter into a prism and slow down due to the change in medium, causing the waves to bend (refract) as they move through the new medium.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Different colors of light bending in a prism

Back

Different colors of light bend different amounts because each color of light is a different wavelength, thus travels at a different speed.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Diagram of a prism

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Back

The diagram illustrates how a prism separates light into different colors by bending each color at different angles due to their varying wavelengths.

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