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Name:_____________________________________________ Period:_______________

Group Members: _______________________________________________________ Date:_________________

Properties of Waves Lab

Problem:
How does the frequency of a wave affect the wave’s speed?

Hypothesis:

Materials:
 3 – meter length of rope or yarn
 yardstick
 2 stopwatches

Variables:
Manipulated Variable:

Responding Variable:

Controlled Variables:

Procedure:
1. Tie one end of the rope to the back of a chair leg. Measure and record the distance in
inches from one end of the rope to the end tied to the chair.
2. Practice shaking the rope from side to side to send waves down the length of the
chair.
3. Timer 1: measure the time it takes your hand to shake back and forth ten times.
Record the time in your data table. Timer 2: will time how long it takes a wave
crest to travel from your hand to the chair. Record this time in the table below.
4. Repeat step 3, but this time shake the rope more rapidly. Record your data.
5. Repeat steps 2-‐4, for each of the members in the group.

Write down who will have each job for the first round, and then rotate jobs.
Timer 1: Wave Maker:
Timer 2: Recorder:
Formulas to use:
wavelength = v ÷ f velocity = f x λ frequency = v ÷ λ
speed = distance ÷ time frequency = # of waves ÷ time it takes to make the waves

Data Table 1: Shaking the rope ten times.

Distance from one end of the rope to the chair:

Time for 10 Time for


Trial Frequency Speed Wavelength
shakes Wave Crest
1
2
3
4
Average

HINT: Use the formulas above to fill in the missing parts of your chart. You may use a
calculator and should use the space below to show your work.
Formulas to use:
wavelength = v ÷ f velocity = f x λ frequency = v ÷ λ
speed = distance ÷ time frequency = # of waves ÷ time it takes to make the waves

Data Table 2: Shaking the rope ten times, but FASTER.

Distance from one end of the rope to the chair:

Time for 10 Time for


Trial Frequency Speed Wavelength
shakes Wave Crest
1
2
3
4
Average

HINT: Use the formulas above to fill in the missing parts of your chart. You may use a
calculator and should use the space below to show your work.
Conclusion: Explain whether or not your hypothesis was supported by your results.
Justify your answer by referring to evidence from your results.

Post Lab Questions:


1. What was the medium in this experiment?
2. What was the energy source in the experiment?

3. In which part of the lab were you increasing the frequency of the wave?

4. Explain what would happen if the frequency of the wave increased.

5. Explain what you could do to change the amplitude of the wave so that it
was higher.

6. Identify at least two (2) sources of error that might have affected your results. How
could the lab be re-‐designed in order to reduce these errors? Explain.

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