1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
mestny [16]
3 years ago
12

When a ray of light passes through a boundary between two transparent media, it changes direction. What is this phenomenon known

as?a. reflection.
b. refraction.
c. interference.
d. diffraction.
e. dispersion.
Physics
1 answer:
algol [13]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The phenomenon is known as refraction. The correct option is B

Explanation:

Refraction is defined as the property of a change in the direction of light, when it passed from one medium to another. In the process of refraction, the direction to which the rsy of light follows changes as well as the velocity, but the frequency remains the same along the line of propagation.

The extent of propagation is determined by the nature of the medium allowing the propagation.If a ray of light hits the surface of a sheet of glass, some light will be reflected by the surface of the glass. However, much of the light will pass through the glass, because glass is transparent. This effect also o view with mediums such as water.

The reason why the light rays bends away from its normal direction is that light slows down when it passes from the less dense air into the denser glass or water.

Other properties of light includes:

--> light travels in a straight line

--> light can be reflected

--> light can be diffracted

--> light can be polarized

You might be interested in
You lift a bowling ball with your hand, accelerating it upward. What are the forces on the ball and on what objects are they exe
Snowcat [4.5K]

Answer:

Explanation:

When we lift a ball with the hand the forces experienced by the ball is  

  • Force of your hand
  • Gravitational force

Resultant of these forces gives acceleration to the ball

While your hand exerts a force on the ball, the ball will also exert a force of equal magnitude but opposite in direction to the force by hand.

All these forces is exerted on the ball, hand or on the earth.

7 0
4 years ago
Block A, with a mass of 4.0 kg, is moving with a speed of 2.0 m/s while block B , with a mass of 8.0 kg, is moving in the opposi
Anon25 [30]
Consider velocity to the right as positive.

First mass:
m₁ = 4.0 kg
v₁ = 2.0 m/s to the right

Second mass:
m₂ = 8.0 kg
v₂ = -3.0 m/s to the left

Total momentum of the system is
P = m₁v₁ + m₂v₂
   = 4*2 + 8*(-3)
  = -16 (kg-m)/s

Let v (m/s) be the velocity of the center of mass of the 2-block system.

Because momentum of the system is preserved, therefore
(m₁+m₂)v= -16
(4+8 kg)*(v m/s) = -16 (kg-m)/s
v = -1.333 m/s

Answer:
The center of mass is moving at 1.33 m/s to the left.
5 0
3 years ago
PLEASE HELP!!
Travka [436]

Answer:

Walking while alternating knee lifts with each step.

Standing up and sitting down from a chair without using your hands.

Standing with your weight on one leg and raising the other leg to the side or behind you.

Explanation:

Those are the ones that I could best come up with.

7 0
3 years ago
Will give brainliest
Nostrana [21]

Answer:

I think 18 not entirely sure though

Explanation:

Group 18 are the noble group so 16 + 2 = 18

5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
On a frictionless air track, cart A hits cart B moving at a velocity of 2 meters per second to the right. Which answer predicts
qaws [65]

Answer:

Cart A will bounce to the left while cart B will move right at less than 2 meters per second

Explanation:

4 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Two 3.5-cm-diameter disks face each other, 2.0 mm apart. They are charged to ± 11 nC . a) What is the electric field strength be
    15·1 answer
  • Starfish Regrowth
    5·1 answer
  • the length,height and width of a cube are each 3cm if the cube is cut in half to form two rectangular pieces what is the total s
    12·2 answers
  • Differences between distance and displacement.​
    12·1 answer
  • You connect a 100-resistor, a 800-mH inductor, and a 10.0-uF capacitor in series across a 60.0-Hz, 120-V (peak) source. The impe
    9·1 answer
  • How have the competing explanations' experiments on atoms affected the development of the atomic model?
    15·1 answer
  • Which scenario is an example of a scientific way of thinking?
    7·1 answer
  • A 0.50 kilogram ball is held at a height of 20 meters. What is the kinetic energy of the ball when it reaches halfway after bein
    6·1 answer
  • Information about climate change?​
    10·1 answer
  • Why is work measured in
    7·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!