Equipment in this category is used to study the types of waves, wave travel through various media, and wave behaviors.

Examples of this type of equipment are:

Video segment. Assistance may be required. Below you will find two video links showing labs studying wave motion.

Source: Physics Lab Demo 14: Ripple Tank, CarletonPhysics, YouTube

  1. What types of equipment from the list above did you see?
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    ripple tank and wave generatorClose Pop Up
  2. Describe what you saw in the video. What type of information do you think they could possibly investigate in a lab?
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    interference, wave behavior, wave travel through different mediaClose Pop Up

  3. Video segment. Assistance may be required. Now watch the video link about waves below.

    Joy Physics - exp #14 Slinky Waves,Art Wiggins, YouTube

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  4. What types of equipment from the list above did you see?
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    slinky springClose Pop Up
  5. Describe what you saw in the video. What type of information do you think they could possibly investigate in a lab?
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    Possible answers are wave behavior, frequency, amplitude, and different types of waves.Close Pop Up