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vocab
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| 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 at an angle | Refraction |
| A pattern of vibration that resembles a stationary wave | Standing Wave |
| The bouncing back of a wave when it meets a surface or boundary | Reflection |
| Interference that increases amplitude | Constructive Interference |
| Interference that decreases amplitude | Destructive Interference |
| Method of adding crest and troughs of interfering waves together to describe a new wave | Principle of Superposition |
| Sounds produced by the inference of sound waves that are used to tune piano strings | Beats |
| The combination of two or more wave that results in a single wave | Interference |
| Points in a standing wave that have no vibration due to destructive interference | Nodes |