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    In this experiment we used different density materials and created mechanical waves and measured the difference in amplitude over a distance. Our hypothesis said that the denser the liquid the more resistance there is on a mechanical wave, but our results showed us the opposite. The more dense liquid put up less resistance as you can see in the data table above. As a wave degrades over time it loses energy, and a wave will bend if the depth of a medium is changed, going from deep to shallow.

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    In this experiment we used different density materials and created mechanical waves and measured the difference in amplitude over a distance. Our hypothesis said that the denser the liquid the more resistance there is on a mechanical wave, but our results showed us the opposite. The more dense liquid put up less resistance as you can see in the data table above. As a wave degrades over time it loses energy, and a wave will bend if the depth of a medium is changed, going from deep to shallow.

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    In this experiment we used different density materials and created mechanical waves and measured the difference in amplitude over a distance. Our hypothesis said that the denser the liquid the more resistance there is on a mechanical wave, but our results showed us the opposite. The more dense liquid put up less resistance as you can see in the data table above. As a wave degrades over time it loses energy, and a wave will bend if the depth of a medium is changed, going from deep to shallow.

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    WaveDensityExperiments

    Abstract:
    Intheexperimentweuseddifferentdensitymaterialsandcreatedmechanicalwavesandmeasuredthe
    differenceinamplitudeoveradistancetofindtheenergyloss.Ourhypothesissaidthattheresultswould
    showthatthedensertheliquidthemoreresistancethereisonamechanicalwave,butourresultsshowed
    ustheopposite.Themoredenseliquidputuplessresistanceasyoucanseeinthedatatableabove.
    Ourtheoryisthatthethedensermaterialsmadethemechanicalwavesgofasterandtakelesstimetogo
    throughtheareathereforelosinglessenergy.

    Introduction:
    Inthisproject,wearefocusingontheamplitude,orheight,ofwavesandhowdifferentdensities,how
    thickaliquidis,affecttheamplitudeofthewavesoveradistance.Asawavedegradesovertimeitloses
    energy,andawavewillbendifthedepthofamediumischanged,goingfromdeeptoshallow.Inthis
    experimentweusedalong,cleartupperwarebuckettoholdourwater,rulerstomeasurethedistanceof
    thetroughsandcrests,slowmotioncamerasforreplay,andawoodenblocktocreatetheinitialwaves.
    Wewantedtofocusonthistopicforourprojectbecausewewereinterestedindiscoveringtheamazing
    propertiesofliquidwavesandthewhattypeofmaterialscanconductawave.

    QuestionandHypothesis:
    Howdoesthedensityofthemediumaffectenergylossonmechanicalwaves?
    Ifthemediumismoredense,thanthefasterawavewilldecaybecausemoreparticlesarebumpinginto
    eachotherandcreatingmoreenergylossduetofriction.

    MaterialsandMethod:
    6.5x14incleartub.
    3metalrulers
    Woodenblock
    Salt
    Water
    Oil
    IphonesforfilminginSlowMotion

    Forourexperimentweusedrulerstomeasurethedepthandfrequencyofthewavesastheytraveled
    throughthemedium.Weusedtheslowmotionoptiononourcameraphonesinordertovideoandreview
    thedatathatwerecorded.Onthebottomofourtankwehadalongerrulerlaidouttoseehowthedistance
    ofthewaveschangeovertimeandhowdifferentmaterialsslowthecrestsofthewaves.

    Results:
    WaveTankExperiments:
    Thistableisshowingthedatathatwecollectedfromourexperiments.Thewavemediumiswhattypeof
    liquidweused,crestsarethetopofawaveandhowfaraparttwoofthemare,depthishowdeepthe
    liquidis,andamplitudeistheheightofthewavefromthecenterline.
    Wavemedium

    DistanceCrests

    DepthStill

    Amplitude

    water1.0

    15cm

    5cm

    1st6cm2nd5.5cm

    Saltwater1.025

    10cm

    5cm

    1st5.52nd5.25cm

    Vegetableoiloil0.9

    11cm

    5cm

    1st62nd5.25

    http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/liquidsdensitiesd_743.html

    Discussion:
    Forourlabexperimentswedecidedtoevaluatethedensityofamediumandquestionwhetheritwould
    changehowawavemoved.Ourideaforthisprojectcamefromdoingpreviousexperimentsinvolvinga
    wavetankshowinghowwavesmoveandbenddependingonthedepthofthewater.Afterwefoundthe
    subjectforourexperiment,wediscussedatwhatdensityofthemediumthatwewouldnoticeadifference
    inthemovementsofthewavesincludingthedistanceofthecrestsandamplitudeofthewaves.Whenwe
    didourfirstexperimentwestartedwithwateratdifferentdepthsinordertogetabetterwave,andwe
    eventuallyfoundthatadepthof5cmhadthebestresults.Whilewedidourexperimentsweusediphones

    tovideotheresults.Aswemovedonfrompurewatertooursecondexperiment,weaddedsalttothe
    watertoseeifaslightincreaseindensitywouldchangethewavesdrastically.

    Wemovedtooil,whichseemedtomovejustaquicklyasthepurewaterbutthecrestsofthewaveswere
    closer.Intheendwenoticedthataslightincreaseindensitydidchangethewaves,butwastheopposite
    ofwhathypothesispredicted,butwassoslightitwasntnoticeablewithoutslowingthevideodown.The
    datashowedthatthedenserthematerialthethelessenergythewavewaslosingoveradistance.Our
    theoryisthatthethedensermaterialsmadethemechanicalwavesgofasterandtakelesstimetogo
    throughtheareathereforelosinglessenergy.

    Conclusion:
    Theresultsfromourexperimentsshowedthatwhenamechanicalwavemovesthroughadensermedium
    itlostlessenergyoverlongerdistances.Ourresultsalsoshowedthatthedenserthemediumwas,the
    shorterthecrestsofthewaveswere,andgaveusagreaterunderstandingofwaves.

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