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When energy is added to a wave, how can the wave change?.

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Answer:

When waves overlap in-phase (crest meets crest or trough meets trough) the waves energy is additive and the amplitude increases.

Step-by-step explanation:

When waves overlap out-of-phase (crest meets trough) the waves cancel and the amplitude (energy) decreases. When two interfering waves cancel each other out.

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