How Ripple Tanks WorkBy Ms Hoo / July 9, 2026 Back to: Unit 3: Waves In this lesson, we learn what a ripple tank is and why do we use ripple tanks to study waves. Previous Lesson Types of Waves and Wave Features Lesson 1 within section 3.1 General Properties of Waves. Next Lesson Wave Reflection Lesson 3 within section 3.1 General Properties of Waves.