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Waves17
Vocabulary 1-7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reflection | when a wave strikes an object and bounces off |
| Law of reflection | the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection |
| antinode | a point where crest or trough occurs midway between two nodes. |
| Compressional wave | wave in which matter in the medium moves back and forth in the same direction the wave travels. |
| Medium | material through which a wave transfers energy |
| Diffraction | the bending of waves around a barrier |
| Wavelength | distance between one point in a wave and the nearest point just like it |
| Rarefaction | less dense region of a compressional wave |