Physics GCSE
ray diagram
What ray diagram means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of ray diagram
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A drawing used to illustrate the refraction of a wave at the boundary between two different media.
Topics that use ray diagram
- Properties of electromagnetic waves 1 (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- amplitude
- bending towards the normal
- change of speed
- explaining refraction
- longitudinal wave
- parallel emergent ray
- period
- refraction
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