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Wave interference

physical science Maturity 11-13

Waves can meet and change.

Interfering surface waves on a lake.jpg
Interfering surface waves on a lake.jpg
They can make a big wave. Or they can make no wave at all. This happens in water and light. It is very cool to see. Can you find waves in a pond?

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File:Interference of two waves.svg
Interference of two waves.svg
File:Interfering surface waves on a lake.jpg
Interfering surface waves on a lake.jpg
File:Waventerference.gif
Waventerference.gif
File:Two sources interference.gif
Two sources interference.gif
3D Interference of Laser Light Through 2...
File:Interference colours in soap film 1.jpg
Interference colours in soap film 1.jpg
File:interference of plane waves 3.svg
interference of plane waves 3.svg
File:Interferences plane waves.jpg
Interferences plane waves.jpg
File:wavepanel.png
wavepanel.png
File:Optical flat interference.svg
Optical flat interference.svg
File:USA.NM.VeryLargeArray.02.jpg
USA.NM.VeryLargeArray.02.jpg
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