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Topic Content:
- Reflection of Waves
- Refraction of Waves
- Diffraction
- Superposition of Waves
- Interference
- Polarisation
Properties or characteristics of a wave include:
1. Reflection of Waves:
A wave is reflected when it hits a hard surface or bounces back after hitting an obstacle.
When incident wavefrontsA wavefront is the set of all locations in a medium where the wave is at the same phase. This could be where all the crests are, where all the troughs... More hit a hard surface, they are reflected such that the angle of incidence of the wave is equal to the angle of reflection of the wave.
2. Refraction of Waves:
When a wave travels from one medium to another medium, the velocity of the wave changes or the wave bends or changes direction.
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