EXPERIMENT 9: WAVE MOTION

NAME: BAYOT,KYLE GEROME A.

LAB SCHEDULE: MTH 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

INSTRUCTIONS:

USE THIS DOCUMENT FILE TO ENCODE YOUR NAMES, DATA AND ANSWERS. FILL OUT THE DATA AND ANSWER THE
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BELOW, USE 4 DECIMAL PLACES. SHOW YOUR COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND UNITS. You may
paste images of your solutions on each number.

IN THE SIMULATION PREVIEW:

https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/wave-on-a-string/latest/wave-on-a-string_en.html

I. PROCEDURE:

CHOOSE OSCILLATE

AMPLITUDE

SET ALL RULERS

WAVELENGTH

1. Click OR COPY PASTE the link:

https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/wave-on-a-string/latest/wave-on-a-string_en.html
2. SET DAMPING to 3 and TENSION to HIGH:

3. ADJUST the AMPLITUDE and FREQUENCY depending on the data enlisted on the table.
4. USING THE RULER ON THE SIMULATION MEASURE THE WAVELENGTH
5. SOLVE FOR PERIOD,VELOCITY
6. Fill out the Table Below:

II. DATA AND TABLE:

AMPLITUDE, A FREQUENCY, f WAVELENGTH, λ in PERIOD, T in Sec VELOCITY waves,

in cm in hz or per sec cm (T=1/frequency) cm/s
T= 1/f Vw= (frequency x
wavelength)
vw= f*λ

0.50 cm 0.5 hz 4.5 cm 2 sec 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓 𝐦/𝐬

0.50 cm 1.25 hz 4.5 cm 0.8 sec 𝟓. 𝟔𝟐𝟓 𝐦/𝐬
0.50 cm 2.00 hz 3.2 cm 0.5 sec 𝟔. 𝟒 𝐦/𝐬
0.50 cm 2.75 hz 2.1 cm 0.3636 sec 𝟓. 𝟕𝟕𝟓 𝐦/𝐬
0.50 cm 3.00 hz 1.5 cm 0.3333 sec 𝟒. 𝟓 𝐦/𝐬

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AMPLITUDE, A FREQUENCY, f WAVELENGTH, λ in PERIOD, T in Sec VELOCITY waves,

in cm in hz or per sec cm (T=1/frequency) cm/s
T= 1/f Vw= (frequency x
wavelength)
vw= f*λ

0.25 cm 1.50 hz 3.5 cm 0.6667 sec 𝟓. 𝟐𝟓 𝐦/𝐬

0.50 cm 1.50 hz 3.5 cm 0.6667 sec 𝟓. 𝟐𝟓 𝐦/𝐬
0.75 cm 1.50 hz 3.5 cm 0.6667 sec 𝟓. 𝟐𝟓 𝐦/𝐬
1.00 cm 1.50 hz 3.5 cm 0.6667 sec 𝟓. 𝟐𝟓 𝐦/𝐬
1.25 cm 1.50 hz 3.5 cm 0.6667 sec 𝟓. 𝟐𝟓 𝐦/𝐬

COMPUTATIONS:
TABLE 1:

1 1 1 1 1
f=T f=T f=T f=T f=T

1 1 1 1 1
f= f= f= f= f=
0.5 Hz 1.25 Hz 2.00 Hz 2.75 Hz 3.00 Hz

𝐟 = 2 sec 𝐟 = 0.8 sec 𝐟 = 0.5 sec 𝐟 = 0.3636 sec 𝐟 = 0.3333 sec

Vw = f x ℷ Vw = f x ℷ Vw = f x ℷ Vw = f x ℷ
Vw = 0.5 Hz x 4.5 cm Vw = 1.25 Hz x 4.5 cm Vw = 2.00 Hz x 3.2 cm Vw = 2.75 Hz x 2.1 cm
𝐕𝐰 = 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓 𝐦/𝐬 𝐕𝐰 = 𝟓. 𝟔𝟐𝟓 𝐦/𝐬 𝐕𝐰 = 𝟔. 𝟒 𝐦/𝐬 𝐕𝐰 = 𝟓. 𝟕𝟕𝟓 𝐦/𝐬

Vw = f x ℷ
Vw = 3.00 Hz x 1.5 cm
𝐕𝐰 = 𝟒. 𝟓 𝐦/𝐬

TABLE 2:
1
f=T
1
f = 1.50 Hz
𝐟 = 0.6667 sec

Vw = f x ℷ
Vw = 1.50 Hz x 3.5 cm
𝐕𝐰 = 𝟓. 𝟐𝟓 𝐦/𝐬

III. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

1. What is the Relationship of Tension and Frequency? Directly or Indirectly proportional:
Directly Proportional
2. What is the Relationship of Tension and AMPLITUDE? Directly or Indirectly proportional:
Indirectly Proportional
3. What is the Relationship of DAMPING and Frequency? Directly or Indirectly proportional:
Indirectly Proportional
4. What is the Relationship of DAMPING and AMPLITUDE? Directly or Indirectly proportional:
Indirectly Proportional
5. What is the Relationship of Period and Frequency? Directly or Indirectly proportional:
Indirectly Proportional
6. What is the Relationship of Amplitude and Wavelength ? Directly or Indirectly proportional:
Directly Proportional
7. What is the Relationship of Frequency and Wavelength ? Directly or Indirectly proportional:
Indirectly Proportional

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PROBLEM SOLVING:
Guide Formulas:

FREQUENCY, f PERIOD, T in Sec VELOCITY waves, m/s

f=1/T in hertz, hz (T=1/frequency) Vw= (frequency x wavelength)
T= 1/f vw= f*λ
or
𝛌, 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡
Vw=
𝐓,𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝

8. Calculate the wave velocity of the ocean wave in the if the distance between wave crests is 28.0 m and
the time or period of 6.00 s.
ℷ,wavelength
Vw = T.period
28.0 m
Vw = 6.00 s
𝐕𝐰 = 𝟒. 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟕 𝐦/𝐬

9. The frequency of a wave is 20 Hz. What is its period?

1
f=T

1
f = 20 Hz

𝐟 = 0.05 sec

10. What is the velocity of a wave whose wavelength is 2 m and whose frequency is 5 Hz?

Vw = f x ℷ
Vw = 5 Hz x 2 m
𝐕𝐰 = 𝟏𝟎 𝐦/𝐬

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