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Wave Interactions 1.3
reflection, refraction...etc.
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Science
6th Grade
01/16/2013

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reflection
Definition
the bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits a surface that it does not go through.
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refraction
Definition
the bending of a wave as the wave passes between two substances in which the speed of the wave differs.
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diffraction
Definition
a change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge, such as an opening.
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interference
Definition
the combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave.
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standing wave
Definition
a pattern of vibration that simulates a wave that is standing still.
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resonance
Definition
a phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency.
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