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Which of the following waves can experience refraction?
Which of the following waves can experience refraction?
- Light waves
- Radio waves
- Electromagnetic waves
- All of the above (correct)
What determines how much a wave is refracted?
What determines how much a wave is refracted?
- The change in wave speed
- The initial direction of wave propagation
- Both the change in wave speed and the initial direction of wave propagation (correct)
- None of the above
Which law describes the refraction of light?
Which law describes the refraction of light?
- Snell's law (correct)
- Maxwell's law
- Newton's law
- Einstein's law
What is the relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction in Snell's law?
What is the relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction in Snell's law?
What does the ratio of phase velocities in Snell's law represent?
What does the ratio of phase velocities in Snell's law represent?