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Investigating Properties of Transverse Waves
      
    
    
    
    
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| Title | Investigating Properties of Transverse Waves | 
| Description | Students investigate the properties of transverse waves - tension, frequency, amplitude and damping. They also explore what happens when a wave is attached to a fixed and a loose end. | 
| Subject | Physics | 
| Level | High School | 
| Type | Lab | 
| Duration | 60 minutes | 
| Answers Included | No | 
| Language | English | 
| Keywords | amplitude, damping, frequency, tension | 
| Simulation(s) | Wave on a String | 
| Author(s) | Elyse Zimmer | 
| Contact Email | elyse.zimmer@gmail.com | 
| School / Organization | KIPP Houston Public Schools | 
| Date submitted | 7/21/14 | 
| Date updated | 7/21/14 | 
