2.1.3 LAB WAVE MOTION, APEX LEARNING

Part I - Constant Frequency1. What was your average wavelength for waves with a 20-cm amplitude? Show how you found this value. (2 points)

2. How did you find the speed of your wave? (2 points)

3. What was your average wave speed for waves with a 20-cm amplitude? Show how you can find this value from your data. (2 points)

4. What was your average wavelength when the waves had a 10-cm amplitude? (2 points)

5. What was your average speed when the waves had a 10-cm amplitude? (2 points)

6. How did the speed of your wave change with varying amplitudes? (2 points)

7. Do you think this result would hold for waves on any coiled spring? Why or why not? (2 points)

Part II - Constant Amplitude8. What was your average speed for waves with a 1-Hz frequency? Show how you found this value. (2 points)

9. What was your average speed for waves with a 2-Hz frequency? (2 points)

10. What was your average speed for waves with a 3-Hz frequency? (2 points)

11. How did the speed of your wave change with varying frequencies? (2 points)

Wrap-Up12. Which of the two factors you tested appeared to be most closely connected to the speed of a wave on a coiled spring? (4 points)