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Water waves
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: Kevin McKone <
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: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 08:23:23 -0500
Small water waves < 1.7 cm tend to use surface tension as a restoring force. These waves are commonly called capillary waves.
Water waves with larger wavelengths use gravity as a restoring force, these being called gravity waves.
Kevin McKone
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