Science, Maths & Technology
What are waves?
...system at rest (the flat-water surface) being disturbed (the stone being tossed into the water). Then a wave is generated as the system returns to rest once more...What are waves?: 3 Types of wave - A wave may be defined as a periodic, or regularly repeating, disturbance that transports energy from one place to another. For example, a stone dropped into the centre of a...