crest wavelength crest

trough

2 seconds

The wave was wider and moved faster.

 The forward momentum of the mudslide carried
it to point B rather then spreading it out to hit
point A
.

Hypothesis 1

If hypothesis 1 is true, point A will be hit first

because the wave’s momentum is left to right

If hypothesis 2 is true, points A and B will be hit at the

same time because it says that waves
transmit energy in all directions.
 The waves are semicircles and spread in all directions.

The waves reach points A and B at the same time.

These results support hypothesis 2 because they show that waves can spread in all
directions rather than moving in one direction because of their momentum.

Huygens’ Principle states that every point on the crest

of a wave is the source of a new “mini wave.” In the
middle of a wave, the effects of all the mini waves add
up to form the advancing wave crest.

When the wave hits a barrier with a gap, the mini

waves on the edge of the crest that goes through the
gap can now spread out in a circle. These mini waves
now form the semicircular crest of the diffracted wave.
 i think that it will stay the same size that the gap is

The 5-cm wave did not diffract as much as the 30-cm wave.

The greater the ratio between wavelength and gap width is, the greater the observed diffraction will be.

Sound will diffract more than light because sound waves have much longer wavelengths
than light waves.
The waves are circular and radiate away from the source.
ripples in a pound

When the waves collide, a pattern of spots forms representing disconnected crests and troughs.

because if it didnt it wouldnt make sense

 Between points A and B and Between points C and D

Between points B and C

At both points, a crest of one wave meets a trough of the other wave.

These points are located approximately where the nodes are marked in the Gizmo.
 4cm

20cm
16cm

This is half of the wavelength.

3cm 21cm 16cm 1.5

6cm 18cm 12cm 1.0
9cm 15cm 6cm .5
12cm 12cm 0cm 0.0

points 3 and 9 will be nodes because the waves will be offset by a half wavelength there

In the image (and in the Gizmo), points 3 and 9,

as well as 15 and 21, show no movement of
water. Therefore, these points are nodes.
 The wavelength decreases and the wave slows down.

The shallower the depth of the rock is, the greater the effect on the wavelength and speed of the wave

i think that it will make it fall all the way to the bottom

The direction of the wave turned slightly downward (to the south).

The waves returned to their original direction.

The shallower the depth of the rock is, the greater the change in direction.
 i think that it will spread and only hit one point.

The waves were focused together as they crossed the elliptical rock.

Eyeglass lenses focus light in the same way that the elliptical rock focuses water waves.