Making Waves

During our virtual lab (Making Waves), we investigated how changing the size of a plunger and the speed of a plunger affected the amplitude and wavelength of waves in a wave pool. You can analyze and interpret the data from the experiment to draw conclusions about what affect these factors have on waves.

• I don't get it.

• GOT IT!

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CHOOSE TWO: What TWO factors did we change in our experiment? This is also known as our independent variable.

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Plunger Size

• Plunger Speed

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CHOOSE TWO: What TWO factors did we measure in our experiment? This is also known as our dependent variables.

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Plunger Size

• Plunger Speed

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What happen to amplitude when we increased the plunger size?

• Increased

• Decreased

• Stayed the same

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What happen to wavelength when we increased the plunger size?

• Increased

• Decreased

• Stayed the same

Based on our data, we know that if we only change plunger size, the only part of the wave that is affected is the _______________.

• amplitude

• wavelength

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What happen to amplitude when we increased the plunger speed?

• Increased

• Decreased

• Stayed the same

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What happen to wavelength when we increased the plunger speed?

• Increased

• Decreased

• Stayed the same

We know that a decrease in wavelength is a(n) _______________ in frequency. This makes sense because we increased plunger speed.

• Increase

• Decrease

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