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SCENICE CHPT 2

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diffraction the change in direction of a wave when it encounters and obstacle
refraction the bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another at an angle.
standing wave a pattern of vibration that resembles a stationary wave.
reflection the bouncing back of a wave when it meets a surface or boundary.
constructive int INTERFERENCE that increases amplitude.
destructive int INTERFERENCE that decreases amplitude.
principle of superposition method of adding crests and troughs of interfering waves together to describe a new wave.
beats sounds produced by the inference of sound waves that are used to tune piano strings.
interference the combination of two or more waves that result in a single wave.
nodes points in a standing wave that have no vibration due to destructive interference.
pitch how quickly the sound wave travels.
sound is produced when matter vibrates sound waves as a longitudinal wave.
infrasonic a sound that is below the human hearing.
ultrasonic a sound that is above the human hearing.
Doppler effect a change in the frequency/pitch of the sound it's cased by motion.
acoustics the science of sound.
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