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A wave hits an object as shown.
A vertical line with Medium 1 to the left and Medium 2 to the right. An arrow from the left reaches the line. An arrow starts from the same point on the line and goes right at a different angle.
Which kind of wave interaction is shown?
absorption
diffraction
refraction
reflection
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Refraction.
The wave crosses the boundary into Medium 2 and changes direction (angle) — that is refraction (governed by Snell's law). Reflection would send the wave back into Medium 1, diffraction is bending around obstacles/through openings, and absorption would mean the wave is diminished or disappears.
The wave crosses the boundary into Medium 2 and changes direction (angle) — that is refraction (governed by Snell's law). Reflection would send the wave back into Medium 1, diffraction is bending around obstacles/through openings, and absorption would mean the wave is diminished or disappears.
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