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A branch falling into a pond creates a wave that travels 3 meters to hit a boat and return to its starting point in 5 seconds. Using this information, the speed of the water wave is calculated. The document also discusses wavelength, amplitude, and frequency of waves and includes examples asking the reader to calculate these values from diagrams.

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MYP Mid Year

A branch falling into a pond creates a wave that travels 3 meters to hit a boat and return to its starting point in 5 seconds. Using this information, the speed of the water wave is calculated. The document also discusses wavelength, amplitude, and frequency of waves and includes examples asking the reader to calculate these values from diagrams.

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Merlene Suares Cutinha
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.A branch from the tree falls into some shallow water in a pond nearby.

The branch

sets up a wave. The wave moves to the left a distance of 3.0m before hitting the side of

a moored boat and reflecting back again.

The wave takes 5.0 s to travel from AB to the boat and back to AB. Calculate the speed

of the water-wave.

2. The figure represents a wave.

(a) Making use of the letters on the figure, state which distances you would measure to

Find

(i) the wavelength of the wave: measure between ......... and ......... .

(ii) the amplitude of the wave: measure between ......... and ......... .

(b) What is meant by the frequency of the wave?

(c) One complete wave takes 0.2 s to generate. Calculate the frequency of the wave.

3. (a) the figure shows a machine for making


loud sounds. It is called a siren. This

consists of a rotating disc with 25 holes.

As each hole passes the jet, a puff of air

passes through the hole.

(i) How many puffs of air will there be during one

revolution of the disc?

number of puffs = ....................

(ii) The disc rotates 40 times per second.

Show that the frequency of the note produced by

the siren is 1000 Hz.

4. The figure shows a sideways view of the water surface just before the first wave

reaches the floating piece of wood.

Describe how the piece of wood moves after the waves reach it.

You may draw on the figure if it helps you to answer the question.

5. The graph below shows the depth of water in a harbor as a wave passes through.

a. From the graph, measure the wavelength of the wave.

b. Determine the amplitude of the wave.

c. The speed of the waves is 1.4 m/s. Calculate how long it takes a wave to pass a given point.
6. How many wavelengths long is wave 1

b. Which wave have the highest frequency

c. How can you tell by looking if a wave has high or low frequency

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