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RIpple tank quiz

Last updated over 5 years ago

9 questions

Note from the author:

This quiz is taken after completeing the ripple tank Lab

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What must be done in the ripple tank lab to change the frequency of a wave?

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What else changes when you change the frequency of a wave?

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If you were to place a triangular, flat piece of glass in the ripple tank, so that water waves could pass over the top of the glass ( shallow zone) . What would waves do as they passed into the shallow water and back to the deep water? Draw in the leading (to the right of the existing) 10 wavefronts , 2 normal lines, 2 refracted rays in the below diagram

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When waves pass through a small opening they diffract. Do they diffract more or less when the wavelength is increased?

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You live on a private island in the South Pacific. You hear that there is a large storm headed your direction, with strong easterly (from the east) winds. Using a picture show where you would moor your yacht during the storm, and indicate, on the picture, why you would locate it in that spot. Which interaction of waves are you most worried about?

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A flashlight is a real-life application of circular light waves reflecting off of a parabolic surface. Explain this situation. You must include a diagram!

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When circular waves reflect off of a straight barrier. Which of the following aspects of the wave will change

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When waves transfer into a different medium. Which of the following aspects of the wave will change

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Complete the diagram of reflection of circular waves off of a parabolic concave reflector