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Q: What happens to a wave when it hits a fixed boundary?
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What happens when a wave bounces back after it hits a boundary?

that depends on the boundary if it is a fixed or hard boundary, there is zero displacement and the reflected wave changes its polarity , i.e. it undergoes 180 deg phase change if it is a flexible or soft boundary, the restoring force is zero and the reflected wave has the same polarity in other words there is no change in phase


When a wave reflects from a fixed boundary is the only change in the wave is the direction of travel?

true


When a wave reflects from a fixed boundary the only change in the wave is the direction of travel?

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What happens when a wave on a rope strikes a free boundary?

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When a wave reflects from a fixed boundary the wave changes direction of travel and is slowed down True or false?

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First of all, the scientific term for a barrier is called a "fixed end". And when a wave hits a fixed end, it reflects on the opposite side. Also, the amplitude decreases due to friction.


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It does not change.


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It creates a violent wave through the earth and when it reaches the surface it causes the ground to shake also known as an earth quake


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What is it called when a selsmic wave bounces backward when it reaches a boundary?

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