Physics GCSE
material interfaces
What material interfaces means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of material interfaces
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The boundaries between materials where reflection, transmission and absorption of waves take place.
Topics that use material interfaces
- Reflection of waves (physics only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- absorption
- law of reflection
- Reflection
- specular reflection
- transmission
- boundary between materials
- equal angles
- normal at 90°
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