What Is Wave Motion Most of us have seen the formation of ripples when a small stone (pebble) is dropped into a pond. The disturbances created by the stone in the water produces ripples which move outwards towards the shore of the pond. If you examine the motion of a leaf floating near the disturbance for a short while on a steady day, you would see that the leaf moves up and … [Read more...] about What Is Wave Motion And Its Characteristics