ENERGY FROM THE DEEP

NAME: ANSH GAURAV KUMAR

CLASS: 11TH A SCI
ROLL: 3
 
INDEX
1. ABSTRACT
2. INTRODUCTION
3. OBJECTIVE
4. HYPOTHESIS
5. PROCEDURE
6. OBSERVATION
7. CONCLUSION
8. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ABSTRACT
 The purpose of my project is to find out if the depth of
water affects wave speed.

 Wave speed affects the power of ocean waves as a

good source of energy.

 In this project, I tried to determine if the depth of water

effects wave speed.
INTRODUCTION
• This is important because the power of an ocean wave depends on its
speed and this power can create a source of energy that can be changed
into electricity.
• Devices are being developed and placed in the ocean to collect the
energy from waves and change it into electricity that we can use.
These are called wave energy farms.
• As the technology develops, and cheaper and better devices become
available, more wave energy farms will be seen in the future.
• Wave energy is good because it does not pollute and it will never run
out. It is a renewable energy source.
• Here in Canada, the power of the ocean can be seen on all three coasts.
• Waves are created by ocean winds and travel thousands of kilometres
across the ocean before reaching the coast.
• Right now, Canada is third in the world for developing technology to
collect ocean energy.
• British Columbia has about 37,000 megawatts of potential wave energy
along its coast, while the East Coast can produce wave power of about
146, 500 megawatts.
• This energy can take care of a large part of what Canadians use in
electricity.
OBJECTIVE
• The purpose of my project is to find out if the depth of water affects
wave speed.
• Wave speed affects the power of ocean waves as a good source of
energy.
HYPOTHESIS
• I think the depth of the water will affect the speed of waves. The
deeper the water, the faster the wave will travel.

Materials Required:
• Stream tray
• Water
• Stopwatch
• Ruler
PROCEDURE
• 1. Fill the stream tray with water to a depth of 1 cm.
• 2. Lift the tray up to a height of 10 cm and drop it, making a wave.
Using the stopwatch, time how fast the wave travels the distance of the
tray.
• 3. Record the distance and time.
• 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 three more times.
• 5. Calculate the average time. Then, calculate the speed for each test
by dividing the distance by the time. Then, calculate the average
speed.
• 6. Fill the stream tray with water to a depth of 2 cm and repeat steps 2
to 5.
• 7. Fill the stream tray with water to a depth of 4 cm and repeat steps 2
to 5.
• 8. Fill the stream tray with water to a depth of 6 cm and repeat steps 2
to 5.
• 9. Note: The tray must be dropped from the same height of 10 cm each
time it is done. This means that the wave will get the same energy
from the drop each time.
OBSERVATIONS
CONCLUSION
• The depth of water does affect the wave speed. My hypothesis was
correct.
• The deeper the water, the faster the wave will move.
• When the water was 1 cm deep, the average speed of the wave
was .39 m/second.
• At 2 cm depth, the average speed went up to .46 m/second.
• At a depth of 4 cm, the average speed went up to .62 m/second.
• The speed of the wave was the fastest in the deepest water at 6 cm,
with an average speed of .85 m/second.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• I want to thank my physics sir Mr Yogesh Sir and my fellow friends
who helped me to make this project.
• I would also like to extend my gratitude to the Principle Sir Shyam
Babu Shukla