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Quiz Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Diffraction | the change in direction of a wave when it encounters an obstacle or edge |
| 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 interference of sound waves that are used to tune piano strings |
| Interference | the combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave |
| Nodes | points in a standing wave that have no vibration due to destructiver interference |
| Sound | an energy made through vibraction |
| Pitch | how high or low a sound is |
| Infrasonic | too low for human hearing |
| Ultrasonic | too loud for human hearing |
| Doppler | occurs when the frequency of a wave changes based on the observer's point of view. |
| Accoustics | the study of sound |