PHYS 4

WAVES & OPTICS

Name: ___________________________________________________________________________

Directions: Answer the following activities.

1. A snapshot of a transverse wave travelling down a stretched string is shown below. The
horizontal axis shows the distance along the string, in (mm). The vertical axis shows the
displacement of the string, in (mm).

(a) What is the amplitude of the wave?

(b) What is the wavelength?

2. Complete the following concept map on waves.

3. A transverse wave is observed to be moving along a lengthy rope. Adjacent crests are
positioned 2.62 m apart. Exactly six crests are observed to move past a given point along the
medium in 9.40 seconds. Determine the:

(a) frequency

(b) wave speed

4. Two boats - Boat A and Boat B - are anchored a distance of 29.3 meters apart. The incoming
water waves force the boats to oscillate up and down, making one complete cycle every 11.9
seconds. When Boat A is at its peak, Boat B is at its low point and there is one wave crest
between the two boats. The vertical distance between Boat A and Boat B at their extremes is
1.60 meters. Determine the:

(a) speed of the waves

(b) the amplitude (in meters) of the waves