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Wavelength

physical science Maturity 11-13

A wave goes up and down.

Sine wavelength.svg
Sine wavelength.svg
It repeats its shape. We measure the space between the tops. This space is the length. It helps us see how waves move. Do you see waves in water?
Periodic waves in shallow water.png
Periodic waves in shallow water.png

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File:Sine wavelength.svg
Sine wavelength.svg
File:Waves in Box.svg
Waves in Box.svg
File:Standing wave 2.gif
Standing wave 2.gif
File:Wavelength & refractive index.svg
Wavelength & refractive index.svg
File:Refraction - Huygens-Fresnel principle.svg
Refraction - Huygens-Fresnel principle.svg
File:Light dispersion conceptual waves.gif
Light dispersion conceptual waves.gif
File:Local wavelength.svg
Local wavelength.svg
File:Cochlea wave animated.gif
Cochlea wave animated.gif
File:Wavelength indeterminacy.JPG
Wavelength indeterminacy.JPG
File:Periodic waves in shallow water.png
Periodic waves in shallow water.png
File:Nonsinusoidal wavelength.svg
Nonsinusoidal wavelength.svg
File:Wave packet (dispersion).gif
Wave packet (dispersion).gif

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 13.5 | Vital Level 4