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Group velocity

physical science Maturity 9-11

Waves move in a special way.

Wave group.gif
Wave group.gif
You can see a group of waves. The whole group moves together. The little bumps move too. They can move at different speeds. This helps us see how things move. Can you see the waves?
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Wave packet.svg

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 13.4 | Vital Level 5