Block: MS3 Block__ Name: Mark: Class: MS3, (_) HKCCCU Logos Academy Due date: Physics Worksheet — Chapter 4 Nature of Waves 4.3. Graphical descriptions of transverse waves 1. (a). State the equation of the wave speed in a string, {Hint: p. 21] FF v H (b) State the physical meanings of the symbols of the equation in (a). v: speed of the wave in a string T: tension in the string J4: mass of the string per unit length (i.e. m: length of the string, e.g., 1.23 g /em) (©) What is the change to the wave speed (i) if the tension in a string is increased? ‘The wave speed will increase (ii) if the mass of the string is increased without change of length? ‘The wave speed will decrease (iii) if the mass of the string is doubled but the length The wave speed will be halved halved? (iv) if the frequency of the vibrating source is increased? The wave speed does not change (because the wave speed is independent of the frequency) The following table shows the displacements and distances of different particles in a string. (@)_ Drawa displacement-distance graph of the wave. (b) Label all particles, the wavelength and the amplitude of the wave in your graph. 70) a ee (ee do 1 20 30 4 so 60 70 80 90 100 m Ww 0 -1$ 20 +4 0 14 2 4 oO etance / om Phy WS_Book3B 4.3_1 Ans.doc Page 1 of 23 ‘The following graph shows a displacement-distance graph of a wave travelling to the right. (a) Find the wavelength: 8om Alisplacoment om (b) Find the amplitude: 10 cm (©) Inthe y-x graph, sketch a wave after a quarter of period. distance /em Figure a shows the displacement-time graph of a vibrating source. The wave moves to rigl ‘wavelength is known to be 0.6 m. (a) What is the motion of the vibrating source at = 0.4 s and ¢= 0.8 s? Att= 0.45, the source is momentarily at rest Att= 0.8 s, the source is moving downward (b) Draw the displacement-distance graphs of the wave at t= 0.8 s. displacement / m isplacement/m 0 2 time/s -0.2 Figure a Figure b Figure a shows the displacement-time graph of a particle at a distance 0.9 m from the source. The wave moves to right and the wavelength is known to be 0.6 m. Draw the displacement-distance graphs of the wave at f= 2.0 s. displacement / m isplacement/m 0 2 time/s -0.2 Figure a Figure b Explanation: (i) Att =, the particle is moving upward at the equilibrium position, ii) the s+t graph shows a particle 0.9 m from a source, therefore there is 1.5 from the source Phy WS_Book3B 4.3_1 Ans.doc Page 2 of 2