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Slinky Wave Lab, Summaries of Physics

Slinky Wave Lab. Background. A wave can be described as an energy disturbance that travels through a medium from one location to another. Waves, simply put ...

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Slinky Wave Lab
Background
A wave can be described as an energy disturbance that travels through a medium from
one location to another. Waves, simply put, are energy moving from one place to
another. As the wave moves through the medium (water, slinky, air), energy is being
passed from one particle to the next. Waves occur around us every day. Some common
places we experience waves are in sound, light, water, and earthquakes.
In addition to being a great toy, the Slinky is an excellent device for creating and
studying waves. A slinky can easily demonstrate the two basic types of waves,
longitudinal and transverse. In a longitudinal wave the particles move parallel to the
direction the wave is moving. In a transverse wave the particles move at right angles to
the direction of wave travel.
There are three basic characteristics used to describe waves.
1. Frequency – The number of waves produced in a given time period. This is
usually measured in waves per second called Hertz (Hz).
2. Wavelength – The length of a wave. This can be measured easily from crest to
crest or from trough to trough.
3. Amplitude – The height or depth of a wave. The amount of energy carried by a
wave is related to amplitude. A high energy wave is characterized by high
amplitude; a low energy wave by low amplitude.
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Slinky Wave Lab

Background A wave can be described as an energy disturbance that travels through a medium from one location to another. Waves, simply put, are energy moving from one place to another. As the wave moves through the medium (water, slinky, air), energy is being passed from one particle to the next. Waves occur around us every day. Some common places we experience waves are in sound, light, water, and earthquakes.

In addition to being a great toy, the Slinky is an excellent device for creating and studying waves. A slinky can easily demonstrate the two basic types of waves, longitudinal and transverse. In a longitudinal wave the particles move parallel to the direction the wave is moving. In a transverse wave the particles move at right angles to the direction of wave travel.

There are three basic characteristics used to describe waves.

  1. Frequenc y – The number of waves produced in a given time period. This is usually measured in waves per second called Hertz (Hz).
  2. Wavelength – The length of a wave. This can be measured easily from crest to crest or from trough to trough.
  3. Amplitude – The height or depth of a wave. The amount of energy carried by a wave is related to amplitude. A high energy wave is characterized by high amplitude; a low energy wave by low amplitude.

Slinky Wave Lab

Background A wave can be described as an ___________________________ _____________ that travels through a _____________ from one location to another. Waves, simply put, are __________ ____________ from one place to another. As the wave moves through the _______________ (water, slinky, air), _____________ is being ________________ from one particle to the next. __________________occur around us every day. Some common places we experience waves are in _________________,_________________, _________________, and ___________________________________.

In addition to being a great toy, the Slinky is an excellent device for creating and studying waves. A slinky can easily demonstrate the two basic types of waves, _________________ and _________________. In a _________________ _________________the particles move _________________to the direction the wave is moving. In a _________________ _________________the particles move at _________________ _________________to the direction of wave travel.

There are three basic characteristics used to describe waves.

  1. _________________ – The number of waves produced in a given time period. This is usually measured in waves per second called _________________ (Hz).
  2. _________________ – The _________________of a wave. This can be measured easily from crest to crest or from trough to trough.
  3. _________________ – The _________________ or depth of a wave. The amount of energy carried by a wave is related to amplitude. A high energy wave is characterized by high amplitude; a low energy wave by low amplitude.

Slinky Wave Lab - Answer Sheet

Questions:

  1. What is a wave?
  2. Label the diagrams below with the appropriate wave type.
  3. Identify the parts of the wave below

a.______________________ b.______________________ c.______________________ d.______________________ e.______________________

  1. What happens to the frequency of the waves when you increased the rate of vibration (how fast your hand moved back and forth).
  2. What happens to the wavelength when you increase the rate of vibration (how fast your hand moved back and forth).
  3. What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?
  4. Are the waves created in step 5 transverse or longitudinal?
  5. Are the waves created in step 6 transverse or longitudinal?
  6. For each wave produced did any of the spring coils actually travel from one end of the slinky to another?
  7. If the wave coils did not travel than what did?