String Theory and Transverse Waves
Based on the activity, is there any difference on the waves you have created?
Answer: Yes, there is.
Why does each created wave look differently?
Answer: The amount of force applied contributes to the appearance or size of waves.
Explanation:
Waves move through some sort of medium. If you flick the end of a jumping rope or string, a wave moves along the rope or string. A wave is generally considered to be a regular series of alternating upwards and downwards pulses propagating down the rope.
Modeling the propagation of a pulse is thus equivalent to modeling the propagation of a wave.
This is the reason why when we move the rope faster it creates smaller waves or loops but at faster rates. It only means that the smaller waves we create, the higher number we can get. On the other hand, creating waves using slow movements will give us larger waves but in a smaller number. This is because the ropes travel farther compared to the smaller waves. The aptitude is also higher which greatly contributes to the number of waves created.
