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Example 1
Question
1. Some plane waves travel on the surface of water in a
tank. They pass from a region of deep water into a region
of shallow water. Fig. 6.1 shows what the waves look like
from above.
Fig 7.1
(a)On Fig 7.1 mark with the symbol to show the distance of
one wavelength in the deep region
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(b)Based Fig 7.1compare the
(i)frequency of the waves in deep and shallow region
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(ii)wavelength of waves in deep and shallow region
.
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(iii) speed of the waves in deep and shallow region.
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(v) name the physics concept involved.
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3. Fig. 5.1 shows a view from above of waves on the surface
of water in a water tank.
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(c) The waves have a speed of 0.12 m / s in the deep water.
Wave crests are 0.08 m apart in the deep water.
Calculate the frequency of the source producing the
waves.
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(d) Fig. 6.2 shows identical waves moving towards the
boundary at an angle.
Fig 5.1
The wavefront AB is travelling in region P towards region Q,
where the water is shallower and the waves travel more
slowly.
(a) Some time later, the wavefront has moved into region Q.
CD, CE and CF are suggested positions of the new
wavefront.
(i) State which is the correct position of the new
wavefront.
Fig. 6.2
2.A water wave of frequency 3.6 Hz is generated in a ripple
tank. Fig. 5.1 is a scale diagram that shows the
wavefronts travelling from deep water to shallow water in
the ripple tank. A length of 1.0 cm on the diagram
represents 8.0 cm in the ripple tank.
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(ii) Explain your answer to (i).
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(b)The wave from position AB in region P now moves to
position CG in region Q.
Figure 5.1
(a) (i) Using measurements from Fig. 5.1, determine the
wavelength of the wave in the deep water.
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(ii) Calculate the speed of the wave in the deep water.
Fig. 5.2
State the change that has been made and explain your
reasoning.
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(b) As the wave passes into the shallow water, state what
happens to
(i) the frequency,
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