Why does a wave invert?
When a wave traveling in a medium encounters a boundary with a lower-velocity medium (i.e., the wave speed is lower in the other medium) part of the wave is reflected and part is transmitted. For the reflected part, the boundary acts like a fixed end and the reflected wave is inverted.
What causes waves to change direction?
When a wave is transmitted through a medium with a change in density at a boundary, this change in density causes refraction of the wave to occur, where the wave effectively changes direction due to the change in density causing a change in speed of the wave.
Why do waves reflect back?
Mechanical waves travel due to disturbance of medium. at the boundaries, the wave make the surface oscillate and in return the surface also exert the equal and opposite force according to Newton's third law of motion and that's why they get's reflected but not completely because of the energy loss from heat.
Why do waves retract?
With one side of the wave going slower the whole wave will pivot towards that side. This is why a wave will bend away from the surface or toward the normal when going into a slower material.
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