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According to Huygens' principle, what are the wavelets formed by drawing a half-circle around each point on a wave?
According to Huygens' principle, what are the wavelets formed by drawing a half-circle around each point on a wave?
- Half circles (correct)
- Straight lines
- Quarter circles
- Full circles
What happens when waves interfere constructively?
What happens when waves interfere constructively?
- The waves combine into one wave with a larger amplitude (correct)
- The waves disappear completely
- The waves decrease in amplitude
- The waves flatten out
What is the term used to describe the pattern that occurs when light waves diffract and interfere with each other?
What is the term used to describe the pattern that occurs when light waves diffract and interfere with each other?
- Shadow pattern
- Interference pattern (correct)
- Wavelet pattern
- Diffraction pattern
According to Huygens' Principle, how can you predict a wave's position in the future?
According to Huygens' Principle, how can you predict a wave's position in the future?
What did 19th-century physicists believe about light?
What did 19th-century physicists believe about light?
What did Christian Huygens contribute to the understanding of light?
What did Christian Huygens contribute to the understanding of light?
Which type of interference occurs when waves are shifted by exactly half a wavelength?
Which type of interference occurs when waves are shifted by exactly half a wavelength?
What is the equation for calculating the path difference in a single slit experiment?
What is the equation for calculating the path difference in a single slit experiment?
What is the relationship between intensity and amplitude for light waves?
What is the relationship between intensity and amplitude for light waves?
According to the text, what happens to the rays passing through the middle third and bottom third of the slit?
According to the text, what happens to the rays passing through the middle third and bottom third of the slit?
What causes the bright line in the shadow of the coin?
What causes the bright line in the shadow of the coin?
What creates the little ripples spreading outward from the circular shadow?
What creates the little ripples spreading outward from the circular shadow?
What happens when diffracted waves run into each other?
What happens when diffracted waves run into each other?
What do the crests and troughs of different light waves do when they combine?
What do the crests and troughs of different light waves do when they combine?
What did the text discuss in addition to the double-slit experiment?
What did the text discuss in addition to the double-slit experiment?
