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Activity 2 Longitudinal Waves

This document describes an experiment to observe longitudinal waves. Students attach a colored ribbon to a coil spring placed on a table and connected to a wall. A friend vibrates the spring back and forth while students observe the ribbon's motion. The ribbon serves as a marker to see if it is transported by the wave or vibrates in place as the wave passes by, helping distinguish longitudinal from transverse waves based on particle vibration and wave direction.

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Activity 2 Longitudinal Waves

This document describes an experiment to observe longitudinal waves. Students attach a colored ribbon to a coil spring placed on a table and connected to a wall. A friend vibrates the spring back and forth while students observe the ribbon's motion. The ribbon serves as a marker to see if it is transported by the wave or vibrates in place as the wave passes by, helping distinguish longitudinal from transverse waves based on particle vibration and wave direction.

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Activity 2. Longitudinal waves.

1. Connect one end of a long table to a wall. Place coil spring on top of table. Attach one end of the coil spring to the wall
while you hold the other end. Do not lift the coil spring.

2. Attach a colored ribbon on one part of the coil spring. You may use an adhesive tape to fix the ribbon. Ask a friend to
vibrate the coil spring back-and-forth while you observe the motion of the colored ribbon. Remember that the colored
ribbon serves as a marker of a chosen segment of the coil spring.

Questions:

1. Does the wave transport the colored ribbon from its original position to the end of the rope?
________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Describe the vibration of the colored ribbon. How does it move as the wave pass by?
________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Based on Activity 1 and 2, how will you differentiate transverse wave from longitudinal wave in terms of:

a. Particle vibration _______________________________________________

b. Wave Direction ________________________________________________

Activity 2. Longitudinal waves.


1. Connect one end of a long table to a wall. Place coil spring on top of table. Attach one end of the coil spring to the wall
while you hold the other end. Do not lift the coil spring.

2. Attach a colored ribbon on one part of the coil spring. You may use an adhesive tape to fix the ribbon. Ask a friend to
vibrate the coil spring back-and-forth while you observe the motion of the colored ribbon. Remember that the colored
ribbon serves as a marker of a chosen segment of the coil spring.

Questions:

1. Does the wave transport the colored ribbon from its original position to the end of the rope?
________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Describe the vibration of the colored ribbon. How does it move as the wave pass by?
________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Based on Activity 1 and 2, how will you differentiate transverse wave from longitudinal wave in terms of:

a. Particle vibration _______________________________________________

b. Wave Direction ________________________________________________

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