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Ocean Waves 
  
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This webpage, from Hyperphysics, provides a detailed explanation of how waves form in the ocean. A series of diagrams show how the water moves as a wave passes by. The site shows how…
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Waves/watwav2.html
The Real Sea Monsters: On the Hunt for Rogue Waves 
  
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This Scientific American article discusses how rogue waves were measured in 1955, which encouraged scientists to try to find the causes behind them. Several methods that attempt to…
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rogue-waves-ocean-energy-fore...
Water on the Move: Wind and Waves 
  
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Science Learning Network
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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…
http://web.archive.org/web/20190115040355/http://legacy.mos.org/oceans/m...
NOAA: Tsunami 
  
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This comprehensive NOAA site provides a wealth of information on tsunamis. Its sections explain the basic science, lay out NOAA's role, and provide much more, including numerous…
https://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/
Flame Tube (Ruben's Tube) 
  
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This site shows and explains the setup of the Flame Tube or Ruben's Tube demonstration. It includes images of the apparatus and the technical details needed to run the demonstration.
http://web.archive.org/web/20200325055339/http://www.physics.isu.edu/phy...
Two Source Interference 
  
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Kansas State Physics Education Research Group and D. Zollman
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Try out double-slit interference on this site. You'll see elegant interference patterns and find out what happens as you change the wavelength, the source separation and the phase.
https://web.phys.ksu.edu/vqmorig/programs/java/makewave/olddouble/Slit.h...
Scientific American: What happens when an aircraft breaks the sound barrier? 
  
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This site provides a description of breaking the sound barrier in terms of the propagation of sound waves. The site includes a striking image of the cloud generated around a…
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-an-airc/
Faster than Sound 
  
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NOVA's Faster than Sound is a short history of how Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1. It includes interviews of the key people involved, including audio recording…
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/barrier/
Physlet Waves and Oscillations Illustrations Package  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The EjsS Wave Illustration Package contains JavaScript adaptations of Physlet Illustrations from Physlet Physics Chapter 17. Students need to interact with the Physlet, but the…
https://www.compadre.org/informal/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13271&DocID=...
Acoustics and Vibration Animations 
  
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Visit this site for interesting animations of wave and phenomena, with an emphasis on sound and acoustics. You'll also see the equations that describe basic wave behavior. You'll…
https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/demos.html
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