Describe how standing waves are formed and explain why nodes and antinodes are formed.
Standing waves are produced from the superposition of 2 progressive waves with the same wavelength, travelling in opposite directions. The pattern consists of nodes and antinodes. Nodes are formed from destructive interference and antinodes are formed from constructive interference.
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