Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: The Nature of a Wave
A very good introduction to the world of waves. Waves and wavelike motion, what is a wave, and categories of waves are the topics examined in this site. Many links to other wave sites.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Wave Behavior: Doppler Effect
Given diagrams, scenarios, or illustrations, students will identify the characteristics of the Doppler effect.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves
An explanation of and animation depicting the propagation of an electromagnetic wave through a material medium.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Basic Electromagnetic Wave Properties
This Florida State University page includes an interactive java tutorial that explores the relationship between frequency, wavelength, and energy, and enables the visitor to adjust the intensity of the radiation and to set the wave into...
NOAA
Noaa: Nssl: Doppler Radar
Discusses doppler and nexrad radar systems and how they work. Explains the doppler effect. Describes some of the accomplishments of doppler radar and the radar signatures used to identify specific storm features like tornadoes.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Kepler's Laws
An outstanding page describing Kepler's three laws of planetary motion.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri
In MRI, magnetic fields and radio wave pulses combine to get a unique, and medically beneficial, response from your body's hydrogen atoms. Take a peek in this tutorial.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Physics Tutorial: Waves: The Speed of a Wave
With sample data, equations, and practice problems, students explore the concept of wave speed.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Properties of Electromagnetic Waves
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The speed of electromagnetic waves, their wavelengths and frequencies and how to calculate wavelength or wave frequency.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Electromagnetic Waves
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides the definition of an electromagnetic wave, electromagnetic radiation, and electric and magnetic fields. Also discusses how electromagnetic waves begin,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Speed of Sound
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What the speed of sound is and its variation in different media, and the effect of temperature on the speed of sound.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Wave Speed
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of wave speed and how it is related to wavelength and wave frequency, how to calculate wave speed and how it is related to the medium of a wave.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Is Light a Particle or a Wave?
In this third part of his series on light and color, Colm Kelleher discusses wave-particle duality and its relationship to how we see light and, therefore, color. [4:23]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Wave Speed: Lesson 2
This lesson will show how to calculate wavelength and determine wave speed. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Wave Speed."
NOAA
Noaa: Nexrad (Doppler)
Includes the specifications characterictics, and equipment found in a nexrad doppler system.