rp waves in a solid

Cards (25)

  • What should you be able to describe by the end of this video, according to the introduction?
    How to measure wavelength, frequency, and wave speed
  • This video is part of which practical?
    Waves
  • What was measured in the last video?
    Features of water waves in a ripple tank
  • What is being measured in this video?
    Features of waves in a solid
  • What apparatus is used to measure waves in a solid?
    A string with a vibration generator
  • What keeps the string taut in the setup?
    A hanging mass
  • What does the signal generator allow you to change?
    The frequency of vibration
  • What is the vibration generator attached to?
    A signal generator
  • What is the wave formed at a certain frequency called?
    A standing wave
  • What effect causes a standing wave?
    Resonance
  • Where are standing waves found?
    Stringed musical instruments
  • What is used to measure the length of the standing wave?
    A ruler
  • What points are used to measure the total length of the standing wave?
    Wooden bridge to the vibration generator
  • What equation is used to calculate the speed of the wave?
    Wave speed = frequency x wavelength
  • If the frequency is 10 Hz and the wavelength is 0.215 meters, what is the wave speed?
    2.15 meters per second
  • When there are three half wavelengths, what must you do to calculate the wavelength?
    Divide total length by 3, then multiply by 2
  • If the total length is 0.215 meters and there are three half wavelengths, what is the wavelength?
    0.143 meters
  • If the wavelength is 0.143 meters and the frequency is 15 Hz, what is the wave speed?
    2.15 meters per second
  • What two properties does the wave speed of the string depend on?
    Tautness and mass per centimeter
  • How do you calculate the wavelength from a standing wave diagram?
    Divide total length by half wavelengths, then multiply by 2
  • Where can you find plenty of questions on this required practical?
    Revision workbook
  • According to the video, where is the link to the revision workbook?
    Above
  • What part of a required practical is this video?
    Part two
  • What is the purpose of the hanging mass in the experiment?
    To keep the string taut
  • Under what condition does a standing wave appear in this experiment?
    At certain frequencies