Student Exploration: Waves ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT FALL-2021 SOLUTION GUARANTEED GRADE +

1. A buoy is anchored to the ocean floor. A large wave approaches the buoy. How will the buoy move as the wave goes by? 2. The two images show side views of ocean waves. How are the two sets of waves different? Gizmo Warm-up Ocean swells are an example of waves. In the Waves Gizmo, you will observe wave motion on a model of a spring. The hand can move the spring up and down or back and forth. To begin, check that the Type of wave is Transverse, Amplitude is 20.0 cm, Frequency is 0.75 Hz, Tension is 3.0 N, and Density is 1.0 kg/m. (Note: In this Gizmo, “density” refers to the linear mass density, or mass per unit length. It is measured in units of kilograms per meter.) 1. Click Play ( ) in the GIZMO. How would you describe the motion of a transverse wave? Click Pause ( ). Notice the crests (high points) and troughs (low points) of the wave. 2. Click Reset ( ). Choose the Longitudinal wave and increase the Amplitude to 20.0 cm. Click Play. How would you describe the motion of a longitudinal wave? Click Pause. Notice the compressions in the wave where the coils of the spring model are close together and the rarefactions where the coils are spread apart. Activity A: (ONLVL & Pre-AP) Measuring waves Get the Gizmo ready: ● Click Reset. Select Transverse waves. ● Set Amplitude to 20.0 cm, Frequency to 1.0 Hz, Tension to 2.0 N, and Density to 2.0 kg/m. Question: How do we measure and describe waves? 1. Observe: Click Play. Observe the motions of the hand and of the green dot in the middle. A. What is the motion of the hand? the hand moves up and down B. Turn off the Lights on the checkbox and observe the green dot. What is the motion of the green dot? The green dot moves up and down C. Follow the motion of a single crest of the wave. How does the crest move? The crest moves to the right In a transverse wave, the motion of the medium (what the wave moves through—in this case, the spring) is perpendicular to the direction of the wave. So, each point of the spring moves up and down as the wave travels from left to right. 2. Measure: With the lights on, click Pause. Turn on Show rulers. A. Use the horizontal ruler to measure the horizontal distance between two crests. What is this distance? -100 This is the wavelength of the wave. B. What is the distance between the two troughs? -100 The wavelength can be found by measuring the distance between two successive crests, two successive troughs, or any two equivalent points on the wave. 3. Measure: Click Reset. The amplitude of a transverse wave is the maximum distance a point on the wave is displaced, or moved, from its resting position. Turn off the lights. Click Play, and then click Pause. Use the vertical ruler to measure the height of the green trace, showing how far the green dot moved up and down. A. What is the height of the green trace? 40 cm B. The wave’s amplitude is equal to half of this height. What is the amplitude? 20 cm 4. Observe: Click Reset. Select Lights on and turn off Show rulers. Select Longitudinal waves. Check that the Amplitude is 10.0 cm, the Frequency is 1.00 Hz, and the Tension is 2.0 N. Set the Density to 1.0 kg/m, and click Play. A. What is the motion of the hand? The hand moves back and forth ( left and right) B. Turn the lights off. What is the motion of the green dot? Back and forth C. Follow the motion of a single compression of the wave. How does the compression move? The compression moves to the right In a longitudinal wave, the motion of the medium is parallel to the direction of the wave. So, each point of the spring moves back and forth as the wave is transmitted from left to right. 5. Measure: With the lights on, click Pause. Turn on Show rulers. A. The wavelength of a longitudinal wave is equal to the distance between two successive compressions (or rarefactions). What is this distance? -140 B. How does this compare to the wavelength of the comparable transverse The 2