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Worksheet 4: Students : 1.5b present and analyse information from displacement-time graphs for transverse wave motion Question 1 Consider the graph of particle displacement versus time shown here for a certain wave.
(Moyle et al, 1993:115)
a) What is the amplitude of the wave?
b) What is the period of the wave?
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c) Calculate the frequency of the wave.
Question 2 The graph below shows the displacement of a particle in a wave of wavelength 4.0 m. Determine the period, frequency, amplitude and speed of the wave.
(Shadwick; 2004: 8)
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Question 3 The graphs show the displacement of a water particle plotted against the distance the wave travels and time. Analyse these graphs to determine the wavelength, period, amplitude, and speed of the water wave.
(Shadwick; 2004: 8)
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Question 4 The graphs show the positions of the same wave 0.2 s apart. Analyse them to calculate the maximum possible period for the wave.
(Shadwick; 2004: 8)
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Question 5 The graphs show two positions of a wave 0.1 s apart. Calculate the wavelength, frequency, period and speed of the wave.
(Shadwick; 2004: 8)
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Question 6 The following diagram represents an idealised pulse in a spring moving to the right at 10 cms-1.
(Woerner, 2003)
Sketch the displacement – time graph for point D on the spring taking t = 0 at the instant shown.
END OF WORKSHEET ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Boyle, D. Allan, P. & Millar, G. (1993) A Question Of Physics. Port Melbourne, Rigby Heinemann Shadwick, B. (2004) Surfing Physics The World Communicates . Marrickville, Science Press
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PHYSICS
THE WORLD COMMUNICATES
Worksheet 4: Students : 1.5b present and analyse information from displacement-time graphs for transverse wave motion Question 1 Consider the graph of particle displacement versus time shown here for a certain wave.
(Moyle et al, 1993:115)
a) What is the amplitude of the wave?
b) What is the period of the wave?
W4-1.5b-Wave Graphs.doc
Page 1 of 6
c) Calculate the frequency of the wave.
Question 2 The graph below shows the displacement of a particle in a wave of wavelength 4.0 m. Determine the period, frequency, amplitude and speed of the wave.
(Shadwick; 2004: 8)
W4-1.5b-Wave Graphs.doc
Page 2 of 6
Question 3 The graphs show the displacement of a water particle plotted against the distance the wave travels and time. Analyse these graphs to determine the wavelength, period, amplitude, and speed of the water wave.
(Shadwick; 2004: 8)
W4-1.5b-Wave Graphs.doc
Page 3 of 6
Question 4 The graphs show the positions of the same wave 0.2 s apart. Analyse them to calculate the maximum possible period for the wave.
(Shadwick; 2004: 8)
W4-1.5b-Wave Graphs.doc
Page 4 of 6
Question 5 The graphs show two positions of a wave 0.1 s apart. Calculate the wavelength, frequency, period and speed of the wave.
(Shadwick; 2004: 8)
W4-1.5b-Wave Graphs.doc
Page 5 of 6
Question 6 The following diagram represents an idealised pulse in a spring moving to the right at 10 cms-1.
(Woerner, 2003)
Sketch the displacement – time graph for point D on the spring taking t = 0 at the instant shown.
END OF WORKSHEET ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Boyle, D. Allan, P. & Millar, G. (1993) A Question Of Physics. Port Melbourne, Rigby Heinemann Shadwick, B. (2004) Surfing Physics The World Communicates . Marrickville, Science Press
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