Waves+in+a+Rope+%E2%80%93+Simulation

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Waves in a Rope – Simulation Aim: to observe relationships between frequency, wavelength, speed of waves in a rope, and observe how these change with changing tension in the rope. Method: Use the pHet app “Wave on a string” https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/wave-on-a-string/latest/wave-on-a-string_en.html Experiment 1 – Speed of wave and tension Set to “Pulse”; “Fixed End”; Damping = None; Normal; Tension = Low Turn the Ruler and Timer on Use the ruler to measure the length of the piece of string. Record Click the button on the pulse generator to send a pulse through the rope Use the timer to measure how long it takes for the pulse to travel back and forth 5 time. Repeat on moderate and High tension Results: String length = 7.5cm Tension Time for pulse to travel 5 lengths Time to travel one length Distance to travel one length Speed of wave = distance/ time Low 59.24s 9.55s 7.5cm 0.79 Medium 20.05s 3.84s 7.5cm 1.95 High 12.50s 2.36s 7,5cm 3.18 Conclusion: How does tension affect the speed of a wave in a rope? the tighter the tension the faster the wave will go Experiment 2: Relationship between wavelength and frequency Set to “Oscillate” and “No End” Keep the ruler and timer on Set the frequency to 1 and tension to low Measure the time it takes for a wave to travel one complete cycle. Hint: Observe the grey dot at the lower left (start at a point and time the dot rotates back to the same spot once. That is called period of a wave. Measure the length of a single wavelength. Do the same measurements at Frequency = 2 and 3 Repeat the experiment at moderate and high tension
Results: Tension Frequency Time to travel one cycle (Period) Wavelength Speed = Length/ Period Frequency X wavelength Low 1 5.89 1.27 1.27 1.27 Low 2 5.17 0.725 1.45 1.45 Low 3 5.91 0.42 1.26 1.26 Moderate 1 1.62 4.63 4.63 4.63 Moderate 2 1.74 2.155 4.31 4.31 Moderate 3 1.86 1.34 4.03 4.03 High 1 .96 7.81 7.81 7.81 High 2 1.02 3.675 7.35 7.35 High 3 1.00 2.5 7.5 7.5 Conclusion: 1. If the tension remains constant and the frequency increases, what happens to the wavelength? a.The wavelength decreases 2. Is there any pattern in the last two columns of the table (speed and Frequency X wavelength)? a.speed and frequency are both the same 3. What is the relationship between frequency, wavelength and speed of a wave? a.higher frequency means shorter wave length and speed of a wave it is the same viversa.
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