Water as wave model
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Video (00:07 minutes, without sound):
A stone is thrown into calm water, ripples are formed.
Type of media:
Video (1.4 MByte)
Last update:
2018-02-02
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This medium is made available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 international license.
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This medium is made available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 international license.
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Description:
The vibrations emitted by a source of sound can be compared with the ripples or waves created when a stone is thrown into calm water.
It is, however, directly comparable only as far as the concentric shape of propagation is concerned. Looked at in detail, the vibrations are in fact very different.
Information and ideas:
Students can do the experiment themselves on an excursion out of school.
Relevant for teaching:
Acoustic phenomena
Sound/acoustics: parameters
Communication and understanding
Vibrations and waves
It is, however, directly comparable only as far as the concentric shape of propagation is concerned. Looked at in detail, the vibrations are in fact very different.
Information and ideas:
Students can do the experiment themselves on an excursion out of school.
Relevant for teaching:
Acoustic phenomena
Sound/acoustics: parameters
Communication and understanding
Vibrations and waves
Related media:
Waves in the water (Image)
Learning resource type:
Illustration
Subjects:
Personal, social and health education (PSHE); Physics
Grade levels:
Grade 1 to 4; Grade 5 to 6; Grade 7 to 9; Grade 10 to 13
School types:
Elementary school; Middle/high school; Vocational training
Keywords:
Sound; Water; Wave (physics); Sound propagation; Sound wave; Water
Bibliography:
Siemens Stiftung Media Portal
Author:
MediaHouse GmbH
Rights holder:
© Siemens Stiftung 2016