Drop_of_water.mov

Time Warp - Discovery Channel

http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/time-warp-drop-of-water/3815470999

 

 

 

Video Instruction

showmethephysics.com

 

 

 

B. Pulses & Periodic Waves

 

1. Pulse – single vibratory disturbance that moves from point to point

 

 

Medium only moves up and down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In which direction will segment X move as the wave passes through it?

(1) down, only (2) up, only

(3) down, then up, then down

(4) up, then down, then up

 

 

 

 

(4) up, then down, then up

 

 

 

 

When the light waves hit the surface of the bubble
it does 2 things. Name them

Reflection in a soap bubble

Mila Zinkova. The image was edited by user:Alvesgaspar

 

 

 

 

Answer: When the light hits the surface of the bubble, sof the light is transmitted and some is reflected

 

 

a. When the pulse (wave) reaches a boundary with another medium, part is reflected and part is transmitted (goes through)

 

 

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Dr. Dan Russell
PSU Applied Physics

 

 

 

 

 

b. When a pulse reaches a fixed, unyielding boundary, then the pulse is completely reflected and inverted (180°)

 

 

Transverse Wave
B. Barrett

 

 

 

 

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2. Periodic Wave – series of evenly timed disturbances in a medium

 

 

 

 

Pulse

 



Periodic Wave

 


 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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