Physics GCSE
explaining refraction
What explaining refraction means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Refraction is the consequence of one part of the wave slowing before another, so the front pivots and the whole wave changes direction.
Topics that use explaining refraction
- Properties of electromagnetic waves 1 (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- amplitude
- bending towards the normal
- change of speed
- longitudinal wave
- parallel emergent ray
- period
- refraction
- spacing and wavelength
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