Students will be able to explore the characteristics and behaviors of energy transferred by waves including reflection, diffraction, refraction, and absorption.
Real world application
Waves are all around you. Waves travel through the air, water, concrete, and countless other materials. Electromagnetic waves are even able to travel through the vacuum of space. What happens when waves encounter boundaries and obstacles?
Reflection
Refraction
Absorption
Diffraction
Reflection
Select an object to place it in the wave tank. The options for eachobject will appear when selected. Click Play to start the wave fronts.Click Reset to clear the tank and start over.
