Register
How does light waves change from air into water
212k views
0 votes
How does light waves change from air into water

User Glogo
by
8.0k points

2 Answers

6 votes
Waves change speed when they pass across the boundary between two different substances, such as light waves refracting when they pass air to glass.
User Alexis Paques
by
8.4k points
5 votes

Answer:

As light moves from air into water, it not only slows, but the wavelength changes.

Step-by-step explanation:

User Chchrist
by
7.9k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.5m questions

12.2m answers

Other Questions

At sea level, water boils at 100 degrees celcius and methane  boiled at -161 degrees celcius. Which of these substances has a stronger force of attraction between its particles? Explain your answer
Physical properties of minerals graphic organizer
A snowball is launched horizontally from the top of a building at v = 16.9 m/s. If it lands d = 44 meters from the bottom, how high (in m) was the building?
What are two things that the amount of gravitational force between two object depends on
A body with a mass of 5 Kg has the same kinetic energy as a second body. The second body has a mass of 10 kg and is moving at a speed of 20 m/s. How fast is the second body moving?
Link Copied!