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When a wave strikes a solid barrier it behaves like a basketball hitting a backboard this wave behavior years called?

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This behavior is called reflection.
Reflection is a change of in direction of the wave when it reaches another medium. Imagine a wave colliding with a glass in a tank of water.
During reflection, some of the initial energy of the wave is lost.
Waves always reflect with at same angle at which it approached the obstacle.
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