Superpose

Summary: When two waves are put together, they superpose. This means that they add up or cancel out. If the waves are in step, they will add together. You get a single wave with more height than you had before. If they are not in step, then they cancel each other out. The height of the single wave is less than you had before. Tags: science student-book-7 physics Created: 2026-05-21 Last Updated: 2026-05-21

Superpose

When two waves are put together, they superpose. This means that they add up or cancel out. If the waves are in step, they will add together. You get a single wave with more height than you had before. If they are not in step, then they cancel each other out. The height of the single wave is less than you had before.

Source

This concept is from the [Science Student Book 7](Science Student Book 7/Physics/Sound/2.1 Waves.md), Physics section.