Standing Waves

                          Standing Waves

The lab what we did today in class was Miss Reid was trying to do a certain wave. The slinky was at two ends one in Miss Reid's hand and the other was at the laptops. Miss Reid swing the slinky up and down for 10 seconds. We had a specific wavelength which was measured in meters and the frequency (how many times Miss Reid swinged the slinky up and down for 10 seconds). Then at the end we measured the speed (frequency/10 seconds) and as a result each of them where 9.6 m/s. What I learned is that it doesn't matter the wavelength or frequency because at the end you will get the same results (depending on how long you swinged the slinky. I learned that a transverse wave is a type of wave where the particles are perpendicular meaning they go across. A compression wave is a type of wave where the particles move parallel to the direction of the energy. We got to see examples of transverse waves and compression waves.