<p align="right">Last Update: <font color="#4f81bd">November, 25, 2024</font></p>
## BIG IDEA
Wave reflection is a change in direction of a wave when it bounces off a barrier, a fixed end.
A reflected wave experiences inversion, meaning that the wave flips vertically.
- A wave hits the end with a crest, it will return as a trough.
- A wave hits the end with a trough, it will return as a crest.
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