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a wave bending wen entering water is called
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That's called refraction.
When a wave crosses into a medium where its speed is different (e.g., air → water, deep → shallow water), its direction changes — it bends toward the normal if it slows down, away if it speeds up. For light this is described by Snell's law; for general waves the same speed-change principle applies.
When a wave crosses into a medium where its speed is different (e.g., air → water, deep → shallow water), its direction changes — it bends toward the normal if it slows down, away if it speeds up. For light this is described by Snell's law; for general waves the same speed-change principle applies.
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