PHY 122 Lab 1

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DaVonia LaMar 1/29/24 Wave Speed or Warp Speed Online Lab
Theory: The movement of waves is caused by disturbances in the water's surface, such as a droplet striking the water or wind blowing across it. This phenomenon is known as fluid dynamics. The distance between subsequent peaks or troughs is represented by the wavelength of these waves, or λ, which depends on several elements including surface tension and the type of initial disturbance. It also shows how far apart compressions are from one another. The number of waves that pass a certain spot in a unit of time, or frequency (f), depends on how quickly disruptions happen. Also, the higher frequencies result in shorter wavelengths Wavelength and frequency are multiplied to find the wave speed (v) (v = fλ), which indicates how rapidly the waves move across the water. When two or more waves collide and overlap in a way that causes their amplitudes to add together, creating a bigger wave, this is known as constructive interference. A resultant = A 1 + A 2 is the equation for two waves with amplitudes. The equation A resultant = A 1 -A 2 describes destructive interference, which happens when two waves collide and overlap in a way that causes their amplitudes to subtract, producing a wave with a reduced or zero amplitude.
Data: Destructive Constructive Water Frequency(Hz) Time 1 (s) Time 2 (s) Time 3 (s) AVG time (s) Wavelength (m) Wave speed (m/s) 0.62 1.81 1.76 1.26 1.61 0.040 0.025 0.75 1.35 1.40 1.26 1.34 0.027 0.020 0.84 1.26 1.13 1.18 1.19 0.018 0.015 0.80 1.18 1.40 1.18 1.25 0.013 0.010 0.72 1.35 1.35 1.46 1.39 0.010 0.007 Average 0.016
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