Wave Properties and Interactions Simulation
Passage
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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
Shreevardhan Shah
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5 questions
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1.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Amplitude → height
Set wavelength = 4, offset = 0. Change amplitude from 1 → 0.5 → 0.
1. What visible change do you see in the crest/trough height at each setting?
2. When amplitude = 0, what does the graph look like?
Amplitude → height
Set wavelength = 4, offset = 0. Change amplitude from 1 → 0.5 → 0.
1. What visible change do you see in the crest/trough height at each setting?
2. When amplitude = 0, what does the graph look like?
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2.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Wavelength → spacing
Keep amplitude = 1, offset = 0. Compare wavelength 2 vs 6.
1. Which one shows crests/troughs closer together?
2. Describe how the distance between two adjacent crests changes.
Wavelength → spacing
Keep amplitude = 1, offset = 0. Compare wavelength 2 vs 6.
1. Which one shows crests/troughs closer together?
2. Describe how the distance between two adjacent crests changes.
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3.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Offset → horizontal shift
Keep two identical waves (same amplitude and wavelength). Set the second wave’s offset to +2.
1. How do the crests of the two waves line up before and after the offset change?
2. Describe what you see when you slide the offset slowly from 0 to +2.
Offset → horizontal shift
Keep two identical waves (same amplitude and wavelength). Set the second wave’s offset to +2.
1. How do the crests of the two waves line up before and after the offset change?
2. Describe what you see when you slide the offset slowly from 0 to +2.
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4.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Constructive interference (adding up)
Use two waves with amplitude = 1, wavelength = 4, offset = 0 for both.
1. At a point where both single waves read +1, what value do you see on the combined wave?
2. Describe what the combined wave looks like when the crests overlap.
Constructive interference (adding up)
Use two waves with amplitude = 1, wavelength = 4, offset = 0 for both.
1. At a point where both single waves read +1, what value do you see on the combined wave?
2. Describe what the combined wave looks like when the crests overlap.
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5.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Destructive interference (canceling out)
Set wave A amplitude = +1 and wave B amplitude = –1 (same wavelength and offset).
1. What happens to the combined wave where a crest from A meets a trough from B?
2. Write one sentence describing the overall look of the combined wave.
Destructive interference (canceling out)
Set wave A amplitude = +1 and wave B amplitude = –1 (same wavelength and offset).
1. What happens to the combined wave where a crest from A meets a trough from B?
2. Write one sentence describing the overall look of the combined wave.
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