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Waves & Different Materials

Explain how waves can be absorbed, transmitted, or reflected by different materials, and apply these interactions to explain colour perception, sight, communication technologies, and the effects of different surfaces on wave behaviour

Typical age: 1213 years

If your child was wearing a black t-shirt on a sunny day and a friend was wearing white, could they explain using wave interactions why the black shirt gets hotter — and which properties of materials determine how they absorb or reflect radiation?

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