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Wave

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A wave is a moving change.

2006-01-14 Surface waves.jpg
2006-01-14 Surface waves.jpg
It can move through water. It can move through air. It helps things move energy. Waves are all around us. Can you see a wave today?

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2006-01-14 Surface waves.jpg
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Half-open pipe wave.gif
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Nonsinusoidal wavelength.svg
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Superpositionprinciple.gif
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Waveforms.svg
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Amplitudemodulation.gif
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Wave packet.svg
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Wave group.gif
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Wave opposite-group-phase-velocity.gif
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Standing wave.gif
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 13.8 | Vital Level 3