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Waves 22
| definition | term |
|---|---|
| the change in direction of w ave around an obstacle | Diffaction |
| 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 increase amplitude | Constructive Interference |
| interference that decreases amplitude | Destructive Interference |
| method of adding crests and troughs of interfering waves together to describe a new wave | Principle of Superposition |
| sounds produced by the interference of sound waves that are used to tune a piano | Beats |
| the combination of two or more waves that result in a single wave | Interference |
| point in a standing wave with no vibration due to destructive interference | Nodes |
| sounds above the range that we can hear | Ultrasound |
| sounds below the range we can here | Infrasound |