Wave Behaviors

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What is Resonance?

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Resonance is when one object vibrating at the same natural frequency of a second object forces that second object into vibrational motion.

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What is Diffraction?

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Diffraction is the bending of waves around obstacles and the spreading out of waves when they pass through small openings.

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What is Refraction?

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Refraction is the change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another due to a change in its speed.

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What is Scattering?

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Scattering is the process by which particles or waves are forced to deviate from a straight trajectory due to non-uniformities in the medium.

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What is Reflection?

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Reflection is when a wave reaches the interface between two different media, and some of the wave bounces back into the original medium.

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What is the principle of Superposition?

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The principle of Superposition states that when two or more waves overlap, the resulting wave displacement is the sum of the individual displacements.

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What is the difference between constructive and destructive interference?

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Constructive interference occurs when waves combine to make a larger amplitude, while destructive interference occurs when waves combine to make a smaller amplitude.

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What is Polarization?

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Polarization is the orientation of the oscillations of a wave, particularly in light waves, in a particular direction.

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What is the Doppler Effect?

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The Doppler Effect is the change in frequency or wavelength of a wave in relation to an observer moving relative to the wave source.

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What is a wavefront?

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A wavefront is an imaginary surface representing points of a wave that oscillate in unison, typically perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation.