Refraction 1

Nicely done finishing the math review. Now let's talk a little bit about refraction.
It is really cool!

In lab 6 we studied what waves did when they reached a boundary and were transmitted into a new medium.
We looked at transverse waves that went from a plastic slinky to a metal slinky and vice versa. When the wave crossed the boundary, some of its properties changed.

slinkies

Light is also a wave. When it reaches a boundary between 2 different media its properties change just like they did for the waves on the slinky.

What does NOT change when light moves from one medium to another?

a) Wavelength

b) Frequency

c) Velocity