Preview - Ap Physics 1 Mechanics

Mechanical Wave Model

Play around with the simulation for a while. Create both kind of waves.

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

Describe how you make a transverse wave.

Describe how you make a longitudinal wave.

What actually do you do to the medium to create a wave? Must use proper terms!

Explain exactly how you performed "work" on the medium.

Sketch both a longitudinal and transverse wave.

Note: Draw your sketch in the sketchpad below

Coding Questions:

Increase the exponent of the spring displacement term. What happens? Why?

Decrease the exponent of the spring displacement term. What happens? Why?

 

 

If you increased the mass of each turtle, what would happen to the speed of the wave?

Notes

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