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Describe what may happen when ripples on a pond encounter a large rock in the water.

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Ripples on a pond are round transverse waves. When they encounter an obstacle, a large rock, for example, the waves bend around the obstacle. This looks like the ends of the rock are points where two new ripples rise. When those two waves interact, we can see the sports of destructive and constructive interference.

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