Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in The EM Spectrum.
The change in direction of a wave as it passes from one medium to another due to a change in its velocity.
Refraction appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Light and the electromagnetic spectrum, especially The EM Spectrum and Velocity Differences.
Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
Velocity Differences
Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
Interaction with Substances
Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
Core Practical: Refraction
Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
Ray Diagrams and TIR
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Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
EM Waves Properties and Practical • Core Practical: Refraction
