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What is a Path Difference?
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When a wave takes two different paths to get from the source tot eh detector.
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What type of waveis produced by a point source?
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Circular!
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Define a Wave Ray:
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An arrow used to show the direction of travel of the wave energy.
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arrows moving away fromt the point source!
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How can you tell by the shape of the wave, that its speed is the same in all directions?
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It keeps its circular shape
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When tank is tilted what happens to the speed?
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slows down in shallow water.
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When tank is tilted what happens to the wavelength?
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decreases in shallow water.
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When tank is tilted what happens to the frequency?
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stays the same.
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