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Water on the Move: Wind and Waves
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This webpage from the Science Learning Network provides directions for a simple activity that shows how the water moves as a wave passes by. Only everyday materials are needed. A diagram shows how water moves when a wave goes by and also what happens when waves break on a beach.
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Subjects Levels Resource Types
Oscillations & Waves
- Wave Motion
Other Sciences
- Geoscience
- Informal Education
- Middle School
- Instructional Material
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© 1998 Science Learning Network
Keywords:
activity, motion, ocean, waves
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created July 13, 2010 by Foha Rafiq
Record Updated:
August 20, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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December 1, 1998
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Science Learning Network, (1998), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20190115040355/http://legacy.mos.org/oceans/motion/wind.html).
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Science Learning Network, Water on the Move: Wind and Waves (1998), <http://web.archive.org/web/20190115040355/http://legacy.mos.org/oceans/motion/wind.html>.
APA Format
Science Learning Network. (1998, December 1). Water on the Move: Wind and Waves. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from http://web.archive.org/web/20190115040355/http://legacy.mos.org/oceans/motion/wind.html
Chicago Format
Science Learning Network. Water on the Move: Wind and Waves. December 1, 1998. http://web.archive.org/web/20190115040355/http://legacy.mos.org/oceans/motion/wind.html (accessed 1 May 2025).
MLA Format
Science Learning Network. Water on the Move: Wind and Waves. 1998. 1 Dec. 1998. 1 May 2025 <http://web.archive.org/web/20190115040355/http://legacy.mos.org/oceans/motion/wind.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Science Learning Network", Title = {Water on the Move: Wind and Waves}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {1 May 2025}, Month = {December 1, 1998}, Year = {1998} }
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