Title: Wave Velocity
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
What does the
word velocity
mean?
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to
carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the
velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the
wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
In your first waves
lesson, you leaned the
definition for Wave
velocity. Without
looking at your notes,
write it down.
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
Using your knowledge, how could we measure the
speed of a Mexican wave?
The definition of wave velocity is…
In order to calculate the speed, we need the
following information…
We need the following equipment…
We could use the following equation…
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation.
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
There are two different ways of calculating the
speed/velocity of a wave:
1. Using the same formula we used for measuring
speed in yr7:
distance
velocity =
time
Distance is measured in _______ Highlight this
Time is measured in _______ formula! You WILL
Velocity is measured in ________ need to remember it
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
e.g. The Severn Bore is a water wave that travels
20,000m in about 15mins (900s). What is it’s velocity?
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
e.g. The Severn Bore is a water wave that travels
20,000m in about 15mins (900s). What is it’s velocity?
d = 20,000m t = 900s v=? 1. Highlight what you are
being asked to calculate.
Velocity = distance/time 2. Highlight values given
= 20000/900 by the question.
= 22.2 m/s 3. Write the formula.
4. Put the numbers in.
5. Calculate the answer.
6. Add units.
7. Underline final answer
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
There are two different ways of calculating the
speed/velocity of a wave:
2. Using the wavelength and frequency
Wave velocity = wavelength x frequency
v=ʎxf
Highlight this
Greek symbol called formula! You WILL
Lambda need to remember it
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
There are two different ways of calculating the
speed/velocity of a wave:
2. Using the wavelength and frequency
Wave velocity = wavelength x frequency
v=ʎxf
Velocity is measured in _______
Wavelength is measured in _______ Highlight this
Frequency is measured in ________ formula! You WILL
need to remember it
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
e.g. a sound wave has a frequency of 80Hz and a
wavelength of 4m. What is it’s velocity?
F = 80Hz, ʎ = 4m, v = ? 1. Highlight what you are
being asked to calculate.
Velocity = wavelength x frequency 2. Highlight values given
= 4 x 80
by the question.
= 320 m/s
3. Write the formula.
4. Put the numbers in.
5. Calculate the answer.
6. Add units.
7. Underline final answer
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
Attempt the wave equations worksheet.
The prefix table may be helpful
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
Design an experiment to calculate one of the following:
1. The speed of sound on the back field
2. How fast a Mexican wave is
3. The speed of a water wave
4. The speed of a wave on a slinky
5. How to use a sound wave to measure the depth of an
ocean (if we know the speed of sound)
In order to calculate the speed, we need to
measure…
The equipment that I need to measure these are…
We the
Bronze: Recall willwave
useequation
the following equation
using it to carry … calculations
out simple
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
We can use the wave equation to measure the distances
and depths.
If we know the speed of a wave (e.g. sound wave) and the
time it takes the wave to reach an object and come back
again, we can use the wave equation to calculate the
distance/depth of an object
Remember, your
final answer will be
TWICE the distance,
as the wave has
gone ‘there and
back again’
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
Try the following questions:
1) Sonar is used to measure the depth of the ocean. Sound
waves travel at 1000m/s in water. It takes a sound wave
3s to reach the ground and come back again. How deep
is the ocean?
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
Try the following questions:
1) Sonar is used to measure the depth of the ocean. Sound
waves travel at 1000m/s in water. It takes a sound wave
3s to reach the ground and come back again. How deep
is the ocean?
2) A bat sends out a soundwave at 330m/s. A reflection
from a wasp comes back 0.4s later. How far away is the
wasp?
3) A LASER signal is sent towards a reflector on the moon.
It takes 2.5 seconds between the signal being sent out
and coming back again. How far away is the moon?
(speed of light = 300000000m/s)
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
Try the following questions:
1) Sonar is used to measure the depth of the ocean. Sound
waves travel at 1000m/s in water. It takes a sound wave
3s to reach the ground and come back again. How deep
is the ocean? 1500m
2) A bat sends out a soundwave at 330m/s. A reflection
from a wasp comes back 0.2s later. How far away is the
wasp? 33m
3) A LASER signal is sent towards a reflector on the moon.
It takes 2.5 seconds between the signal being sent out
and coming back again. How far away is the moon?
(speed of light = 300000000m/s)
375000000m/375000km
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
1) What is the definition of the term
‘wave velocity’?
2) What is the formula linking wave
velocity, distance and time
3) What is the formula linking
wavelength, frequency and wave
velocity?
4) If a wave has a sound wave has a
speed in water of 1000m/s and it
takes 4.5s to hit the bottom and come
back again, how deep is the water?
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation
LO: How can we calculate the velocity of a wave?
PREP TASK: Complete the wave calculation worksheets
Bronze: Recall the wave equation using it to carry out simple calculations
Silver: Describe how to calculate the velocity of a wave in air or water
Gold: Calculate depth or distance from the wave equation