Water as wave model
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Video (00:07 minutes, without sound):
A stone is thrown into calm water, ripples are formed.
English, Spanish (CREA), German
2018-02-02
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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
Waves in the water (Image)
Illustration
Personal, social and health education (PSHE); Physics
Grade 1 to 4; Grade 5 to 6; Grade 7 to 9; Grade 10 to 13
Elementary school; Middle/high school; Vocational training
Sound; Water; Wave (physics); Sound propagation; Sound wave; Water
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