Key term for OCR GCSE Physics A, used in Practical Activity Groups.
The change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another due to a change in its speed.
Refraction appears in OCR GCSE Physics A revision content for Practical skills, especially Practical Activity Groups and Interactions of waves.
Practical skills
Practical Activity Groups • Interactions of waves
Global challenges
Beyond Earth • Wave detection of hidden structures
Waves in matter
Wave interactions • Velocity and effects
Waves in matter
Wave interactions • Interactions with substances
Waves in matter
Electromagnetic spectrum • Light as a wave
Waves in matter
Electromagnetic spectrum • EM spectrum groupings
Waves in matter
Wave behaviour • Wave interactions at interface
Waves in matter
Wave behaviour • Sound wave transmission
Waves in matter
Wave behaviour • Wave equation
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