Wave phenomena with the ripple tank

In the ripple tank water waves are generated by a vibration generator. Circular and plane waves are then used to investigate the dependency of the vibration frequency on the wave length.
W h a t y o u c a n l e a r n a b o u t:
* Generation of surface waves * Propagation of surface waves * Dependency of wave velocity * Reflection of waves * Refraction of waves * Concave, convex lenses, mirrors

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