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chap. 1 waves
Chap. 1 - Waves
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An area where waves travel. | medium |
| A disturbance that transfers energy | wave |
| The change in direction of a wave when it encounters an obstacle or edge | Diffraction |
| The bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another. | Refraction |
| A pattern of vibration that resembles a stationary wave. | Standing Wave |
| -The bouncing back of a wave as it meets an edge or boundary | reflection |
| Interference that increases the amplitude. | Constructive interference |
| Interference that decreases the amplitude. | Destructive interference |
| Method of adding crests and troughs of interfering waves to describe a new wave. | Principle of superposition |
| Sounds produced by the interference of sound waves that are used to tune piano strings. | Beats |
| The combination of two or more waves that result in a single wave. | Interference |
| Points in a standing wave that have no vibration due to destructive interference. | Nodes |