Part 1
1. Lay a slinky (from your science kit) on a table and hold both ends. Stretch the slinky across the length
of the table and push the slinky towards the right with your left hand.
a. What type of wave was created? How do you know? (2pts)
2. Take the same slinky, hold both ends, and whip the left end up and down while you hold the right end
steady.
a. What type of wave was created? How do you know? (2pts)
Part 2 (12pts)
Answer questions 1-3 using the information below. Be sure to include a label for your answers! please see image
Calculate the wave speed (in m/s) for the following waves:
a) A sound wave in steel with a frequency of 500 Hz and a wavelength of 3.0 meters. (2pts)
b) a ripple on a pond with a frequency of 2 Hz and a wavelength of 0.4 meters. (2pts)
2. Calculate the wavelength (in meters) for the following waves:
a) A wave on a slinky spring with a frequency of 2 Hz travelling at 3 m/s. (2pts)
b) An ultrasound wave with a frequency 40,000 Hz travelling at 1450 m/s in fatty tissue. (2pts)
3. Calculate the frequency (in Hz) for the following waves:
a) A wave on the sea with a speed of 8 m/s and a wavelength of 20 meters. (2pts)
b) A microwave of wavelength 0.15 meters travelling through space at 300,000,000 m/s. (2pts