Wave Interactions

the bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits a surface that it des not go through

the bending of a wave as the waves passes between two substances in which the speed of the wave differs.

a change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge, such as an opening.

the combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave.

a pattern of vibration that simulates a wave that is standing still.

a phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency; the sound produced by one object causes the other object to vibrate.

________ happens when a wave passes from one medium to another at an angle.

The bending of a wave around a barrier is called______

We can see the moon because of the ________ of sunlight off it.

The combining off waves as they overlap is known as ...