Echo
Q1: What is Reflection of Wave?
Answer:
When a wave strikes a barrier at an angle it is sent back in the opposite direction and continues to propagate in that direction. This phenomenon is called the reflection of the wave.
Q2: What is an Example of Reflection of Wave?
Answer:
There are various examples of the reflection of waves. Some of them are,
- Reflection of light
- Echo, etc.
Q3: What is an Echo?
Answer:
When a sound wave gets reflected after striking a hard surface it is called an echo.
Q4: What type of Waves can be Reflected?
Answer:
All the waves are caused by a disturbance in the energy patterns. Any type of wave can be reflected after hitting a barrier. Thus, we conclude that any wave may it be a light wave, sound wave, etc all can be reflected.
Q5: What is a Real-Life Example of Reflection?
Answer:
Some real-life examples of reflections are,
- The image we see in the mirror is caused by the reflection of the light waves.
- All the light coming to our eyes which enables us to see the world comes to us through reflection.
- SONAR technology uses the concept of reflection of waves.
Reflection of Waves
Waves are the disturbance created in the surroundings which are used to transport energy from point A to point B without transfer of matter. We also see different types of waves in our surroundings, when we throw a stone in the quiet pond we observe a disturbance travelling in the pond water formed by the striking of the stone this disturbance is called the wave.
Waves are found in many forms such as,
- Sound Waves
- Light Waves
- Water Waves
- Radioactive Waves
- Ultraviolet Waves
- Mechanical Waves
Energy is transferred through waves. The reflection of waves is the bouncing back of the wave after striking a hard surface.
In this article, we will learn about the reflection of waves, the laws of reflection of waves, etc.