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Understanding Waves: Slinky Demonstration

The document contains questions related to wave generation using a slinky spring, including identifying wave features, calculating wave speed, and understanding sound wave behavior in different media. It also includes a practical problem involving ultrasound to determine the depth of the sea bed. The total marks for the questions are 15.

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Understanding Waves: Slinky Demonstration

The document contains questions related to wave generation using a slinky spring, including identifying wave features, calculating wave speed, and understanding sound wave behavior in different media. It also includes a practical problem involving ultrasound to determine the depth of the sea bed. The total marks for the questions are 15.

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(a) Figure 2 shows successive stages in the generation of a transverse wave on a stretcheu
slinky spring.

Fixed end (wall)


A

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F

Figure2

(i) Indicate on Figure 2F by appropriately labelling

a) the position of a crest


b) the position of a trough. ( 2marks)

(ii) Draw labelled arrows on Figure 2E to show

a) the direction of the wave


b) the direction of hand movement needed to produce this wave.
( 3 marks)

(iii) lndicate on Figure 2A the direction of hand movement needed to produc.:c a


longitudinal wave. ( 1 mark )

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(b) In a classroom demonstration a student uses a slinky spring to generate waves of


frequency 5Hz with 0.65 metres separation between successive crests. Determine the
speed ofthese waves.

( 3 marks)

(c) (i) Deduce whether the velocity of a sound wave will increase, decrease or remain
constant when the wave travels from a denser to a le ss dense medium, given that
the frequency remains constant and the wavelength decreases.

( 1 mark )

(ii) Compare the waves produced on the slinky spring in part (b) with a typical sound

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wave in tenus of the motion of the particles.

Tran sverse wave on slinky spring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --

Sound wave - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

( 2 marks)

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(d} In Figure 3 below, a ship sends out pulses of high-frequency sound (ultrasound) which
2
are reflected from the sea bed and rcccivcu at the ship every 1.2 x 10- seconds.

Cross section
of ship

Sea hed

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Figure3

Calculate the depth of the sea bed below the transmitter.

(Speed of sound in sea water 1 500 m s- 1)


( 3 marks)

Total 15 marks

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