Grade 6 Elite Science Lab Assessment 2
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PURPOSE:
How does frequency and amplitude affect the formation of a wave?
PRE-LAB: (5 points)
Answer the following questions to help you prepare for your lab assignment.
1. What is a wave? (1 point)
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2. What is frequency? (1 point)
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3. What is amplitude? (1 point)
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4. What is wavelength? (1 point)
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5. What is the formula for wave speed? (1 point)
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PROCEDURE AND OBSERVATIONS: (14 points)
Follow the steps below and answer the corresponding questions.
1. Open the internet browser and click on or copy and paste the following link:
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/wave-on-a-string/latest/wave-on-a-string_en.html
2. Change the following settings as shown in the picture below: Click “No End”. Press
the “pause” button. Click the “Oscillate” button.
1. Click “No End”
2. Press the “pause” button
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3. Next, change the following settings: Set “Tension” to low. Set “Damping to “None”.
2. Set “Damping” to none. 1. Set “Tension” to low.
4. Set the “Amplitude” to 1.00 cm. Set the “Frequency” to 0.00 Hz. Press the “Play”
button and observe what happens.
1. Set the “Amplitude” and “Frequency”.
2. Press “Play”.
a. What happened after you pressed the play button? (1 point)
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5. Press the “Pause” button. Change the “Amplitude” to 0.00 cm. Change the
“Frequency” to 1.50 Hz. Press the “Play” button and observe what happens.
a. What happened after you pressed the play button? (1 point)
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b. What can you conclude about the motion of a wave that has no frequency or no
amplitude? (1 point)
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6. Press the “Pause” button again. Set the “Amplitude” to 1.00 cm. Set the “Frequency”
to 0.50 Hz. Press the “Play” button and observe what happens.
a. What happened when you pressed the play button? (1 point)
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7. Do not press the “Pause” button. Leave the “Amplitude” set at 1.00 cm. Slowly
increase the “Frequency” by pressing and holding the increase button until the
frequency reaches 3.00 Hz. Observe what happens.
Press and hold this button
a. What happened to the formation of the wave as you increased its frequency?
(1 point)
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b. How is the wavelength effected when the frequency of the wave is increased?
(1 point)
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8. Press the “Pause” button. Set the “Amplitude” to 0.15 cm. Set the “Frequency” to 0.8
Hz. Press the “Play” button and observe what happens.
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9. Do not press the “Pause” button. Leave the “Frequency” set at 0.8 Hz. Slowly
increase the “Amplitude” by pressing and holding the increase button until the
amplitude reaches 1.25 cm. Observe what happens.
a. What happened to the formation of the wave as you increased its amplitude?
(1 point)
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b. Is the wavelength effected when the amplitude of the wave increases? (1 point)
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10. Press the “Pause” button. Click the option that says “Rulers”. Click and drag the ruler
to measure the wavelength of the wave. (Note: Align the zero on the horizontal ruler
with the top of the wave. Measure the distance from one crest to the next).
3. Measure the wavelength
1. Press “Pause”
2. Click “Rulers”
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a. What is the wavelength of the wave? The unit is cm. (1 point)
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b. Convert this number to meters by dividing it by 100. What is the wavelength in
meters? (1 point)
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c. Using the formula for wave speed, calculate the speed of the wave. What is the
wave speed? Use the unit m/s. (1 point)
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11. Calculate the wave speed for the following examples. You may use a calculator to
help you.
a. What is the speed of a wave that has a frequency of 8,500 Hz and a wavelength of
1.5 m? (1 point)
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b. What is the speed of a wave that has a frequency of 2,400 Hz and a wavelength of
0.75 m? (1 point)
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c. What is the speed of a wave that has a frequency of 900 Hz and a wavelength of
2.3 m? (1 point)
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ANALYSIS (6 points)
Answer the following questions about your observations from the lab.
1. How does changing the frequency affect the formation of a wave? (2 points)
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2. How does changing the amplitude affect the formation of a wave? (2 point)
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3. What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength? (2 points)
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