The Effects of Water Depth, Continental Slope, and Applied

Mass on the Horizontal Range of a Wave

Sarah DeSantis and Jacob Nadolsky

Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center

Physics

12B

Mr. McMillan / Mrs. Cybulski / Mr. Acre

19 December 2016
 Table of Contents

Introduction ..1

Review of Literature.. ..4

Problem Statement... 11

Experimental Design. ...12

Data and Observations. ...14

Data Analysis and Interpretation.. ...18

Conclusion. ...28

Appendix A: Paddle Mechanism.. ...34

Appendix B: Wood Pieces ...35

Appendix C: Fish Tank Setup.. ...37

Appendix D: Randomization. ...39

Appendix E: Prediction Equations .. ...40

Works Cited... ...41