What is Destructive Interference?
Waves Vocabulary

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Destructive Interference occurs when two waves meet and combine to produce a wave of lesser amplitude, effectively canceling each other out.
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What is Amplitude?
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Amplitude is the height of the wave from the equilibrium position to the crest or trough, indicating the energy of the wave.
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What is Diffraction?
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Diffraction is the bending of waves around obstacles and openings, which causes waves to spread out after passing through a narrow aperture.
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What is Wavelength?
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Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive points that are in phase on a wave, such as from crest to crest or trough to trough.
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What is Frequency?
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Frequency is the number of complete waves that pass a given point in one second, measured in Hertz (Hz).
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What is Reflection in waves?
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Reflection is the bouncing back of a wave when it hits a barrier, changing its direction but not its speed.
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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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