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Activity 1: To observe a longitudinal wave and a transverse wave using a slinky spring.
1. Hold one end of a slinky spring and give a sharp push at the other end of the spring backward
and forward.. Observe the movement of the spring.
(b) Label the parts of compression and rarefaction of the spring and the wavelength of the
wave produced.
(c) Show the direction of the vibration of the coloured thread and the direction of propagation
of the wave (movement of the spring.
(d) The coloured
red thread which represents a pparticle of the medium vibrate parallel to the
propagation of the wave.
(e) The wave that travels along the spring consists of a series of compression and
rarefraction.
(f) The wavelength is the distance between two successive rarefraction or two successive
compression
2. Use the same slinky spring move the other end of the spring side ways. Observe the
movement of the spring.
(a) Sketch the transverse wave produced by the slinky spring.
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(d) The vibration of the coloured thread is perpendicular to the direction of the propagation of
the wave.
Conclusion
A longitudinal wave is a wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction of
the propagation of wave.
A transverse wave is produced when the vibration of the medium is perpendicular to the direction
of the propagation of wave.
Light rays from the lamp on top will focus onto the
white screen below. The bright lines correspond to the
crests, and the dark lines correspond to the troughs.
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Lines joining all the points of the same phase are called
wavefronts.
Describing Waves
Vibration/Oscillation : The movement from one extreme position to the other and back to the same
position.
Amplitdue, a : The maximum displacement from its equilibrium position. SI unit: meter, m
Period, T : The time taken for an oscillation to complete one cycle. SI unit is second (s)
Frequency, f : The number of waves produced in one second. SI unit is Hertz (Hz)
Wavelength , λ: The distance between two successive crests or two successive troughs or the
distance between two successive compressions or two successive rarefactions in
a sound wave.
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Velocity, v :The measurement of how fast a crest is moving from a fixed point. SI unit is ms .
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O is called the equilibrium position. a is the amplitude. T is the period of the oscillation.
a = amplitude. λ = wavelength
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Speed = distance
time
For one complete oscillation, the distance traveled is the wavelength of the wave. The time taken
to travel such distance is period. So,
Speed = wavelength
Period
Since period = 1 __ .
Frequency , therefore speed = frequency x wavelength
v = fλ
Exersise 1
1. (a) The wavelength of the wave in the diagram above is given by letter A
(b) The amplitude of the wave in the diagram above is given by letter D
2. What is the frequency of water waves with the wavelength of 4.0 cm and traveling at a speed
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of 1.6 cm s ?
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3. Measure the wavelength and calculate the speed of the wave. The frequency of the wave is 50
Hz.
Λ = 2 cm
v = (50) (2)
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= 100 cm s
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=1ms
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4. If the speed of light is 3.0 x 10 m s , what is the frequency of light with the wavelength of 8.0
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x 10 m?
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f = v/λ = 3.0 x 10 / 8.0 x 10 = 0.375 Hz
(a) Amplitude
A = 10 cm
(b) Period
T = 0.4 s
(c) frequency
(b) wavelength
λ = 1.0 cm
A B
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What is Damping is the decrease in the amplitude of an oscillating system when its
damping? energy is lost as heat energy.
The amplitude of an oscillating system will gradually decrease and become zero
when the oscillation stops.
What causes 1. External damping of the system is the loss of energy to overcome frictional
damping? forces or air resistance.
2. Internal damping is the loss of energy due to the compression and extension
of the molecules in the system.
Sketch a
graph to
show
damping
Force The external force supplies energy to the system. Such a motion is called a
oscillation forced oscillation
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Observation:
What changes do you observe in the position Y The position Y becomes closer over several
over several oscillations? oscillations
Conclusion:
The position Y becomes …………………(farther / closer)) to the equilibrium position each time the
plasticine oscillates.
Discussion
1. Why does the spring oscillate closer Its amplitude decreases.
and closer to the equilibrium position?
2. What happens to the energy possessed
by the plasticine and the blade? Energy possess decreases and lost to heat.
6. A mother puts her baby to sleep in a (a) What happen to the sarong cradle when
sarong cradle. She needs to the mother stops moving the cradle up
continuously move the sarong cradle and down?
up and down.
Amplitude decreases
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Experiment in The frequency of a simple pendulum depends on the length of the pendulum.
Barton’s
pendulum
In Barton’s pendulum experiment, there are many pendulums tied to the rope.
How does Two of the pendulum are of the same length
resonance When pendulum B oscillates, all the other pendulums are forced to oscillate.
occur in the But pendulum D oscillates with the largest amplitude, ie, pendulum D
two resonates
pendulum of Pendulum B and pendulum D are of the same length.
equal length?
Frequency B equal Frequency D
Therefore, pendulum B causes pendulum D to oscillate at its natural
frequency.
Good effects Explain how the tuner in a radio enables us to select the programs we are
of resonance interested.
The circuit in the tuner is adjusted until frequency of the radio waves
produced in the radio is equal to the frequency transmitted by a particular
station. Resonance is achieved. The frequency transmitted by a particular
station will be selected. Hence a strong electrical signal is produced.
How does a
guitar work? When the guitar string is plucked, the string will
start to vibrate and produce distinct sounds.
The guitar string is attached to the sound box of
the guitar.
The vibrating string forces air particles inside the
box to vibrate at the same natural frequency as the string.
The sound box vibrates with the string and sets more air particles to vibrate thus
producing loud sound.
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