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Quiz Review
This is used for wave charectistics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The change in direction of a wave when it encounters an obstacle | Diffraction |
| The bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another at an angle | Refraction |
| A pattern of vibrations that resembles a stationary wave | Standing wave |
| The bouncing back of a wave when it meets a surface or boundary | Reflection |
| Interference that increases the amplitude | Constructive interference |
| interference that decreases the amplitude | Destructive interference |
| Sounds produced by the interference of sound waves that are used to tune piano strings | Beats |
| Point in a standing wave that has no vibration due to destructive Interference | Nodes |
| The combination of two waves that result in a single wave | Interference |
| Method of adding crests and troughs of interfering waves together to describe a new wave | Principle of superstition |