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Grab bag: wave effects

This is a quick online activity to stimulate students in accessing prior learning and maybe to prompt further inquiry Related concepts Form, movement Guiding question How do waves transfer energy? Time to relax by the sea! Watch the video. Can you identify the following wave effects: You can observe wave effects in the laboratory using a ripple tank. This online ripple tank simulator by Paul Falstad allows you to do...


Tags: wave phenomena, reflection, refraction, diffraction

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