Wave demonstration

Question 1

disturbance that moves from one point to another

Answer 1

wave

Question 2

transfer of energy not matter

Answer 2

wave

Question 3

wave involves some quantity or disturbance that changes in magnitude with respect to _ at a given _ and changes in manation from place to place at a given time

Answer 3

time; location

Question 4

What are the different wave parameters?

Answer 4

Amplitude
Wavelength
Frequency
Period
Crests
Trough

Question 5

maximum height of a crest or depth of a trough relative to the normal (equlibrium level)

Answer 5

Amplitude

Question 6

distance between two successive crests or trough or between two adjacent points

Answer 6

wavelength

Question 7

number of crests or complete cycles that pass in a given point per unit time

Answer 7

frequency

Question 8

time elapsed between two successive crests passing by the same point in space

Answer 8

period

Question 9

how long it takes (in seconds) for peak a to reach peak b

Answer 9

wave period

Question 10

What are the different types of mechanical waves

Answer 10

Transverse waves
longitudinal (compressional) wave)

Question 11

individual particles move up and down at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels

Answer 11

Transverse wave

Question 12

individual particles vibrate back and forth along the direction in which the wave travels

Answer 12

longitudinal or compressional wave

Question 13

compressed portion of the wave or where the particles vibrate in the direction of wave propagation

Answer 13

compression or condensation

Question 14

stretched portion of the wave or where the particles vibrate opposite to the wave propagation

Answer 14

rarefractions

Question 15

occurs when two or more waves interact with each other

Answer 15

wave interference

Question 16

In wave interference, the net effect of wave interaction depends on their _ and _, resulting in constructive or destructive interference

Answer 16

relative phases and amplitudes

Question 17

happens when two waves overlap in such a way that they combine to create a larger wave

Answer 17

constructive interference

Question 18

two waves overlap in such a way that they cancel each other out

Answer 18

destructuve interference

Question 19

when two waves overlap at a point, the displacement at that point is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves

Answer 19

principle of superposition

Question 20

phenomenon where waves encounter a boundary or interface and are turned back into their original medium

Answer 20

wave reflection

Question 21

occurs when a wave strike a surface and is bounced back towards its source

Answer 21

wave reflection

Question 22

keeps the wave in the same medium but reverses its direction

Answer 22

reflection (wave reflection)

Question 23

change in direction of a wave as it passes from one medium to another

Answer 23

wave refraction

Question 24

occurs due to wave’s change in speed or a change in medium

Answer 24

wave refraction

Question 25

deviation of waves from straight-line propagation without any change in their energy due to an obstacle or through an aperture

Answer 25

diffraction

Question 26

In wave diffraction, it becomes a secondary source of the propagating wave

Answer 26

diffracting object or aperture

Question 27

measure and calculate frequence, wavelength, and the speed of waves on the surface of the water

Answer 27

ripple tank

Question 28

transparent shallow tray of water with a light shining down through it onto a white card below in order to clearly see the motion of the ripples created on the water's surface

Answer 28

ripple tank

Question 29

instrument used to make a cyclically moving object appear to be slow-moving or stationary

Answer 29

stroboscope

Question 30

typically consists of a lamp that produces brief, repetitive flashes of light

Answer 30

stroboscope

Question 31

allows for study of rotating, oscillating, or vibrating objects by creating a stop-motion effect

Answer 31

stroboscope

Question 32

wave demonstrator that can exhibit transverse wave as well as longitudinal wave

Answer 32

coil spring