Waves/Optics

Worksheets

  • Waves WS
  • Waves and Sound WS
  • Waves, Sound, and Light
  • Curved Mirror Diagrams
  • Lens Diagrams
  • Optics WS
  • Optics MC

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Homework

  • Ch 14 - #78, 84, 85, 91
  • Ch 15 - #63, 71, 75, 89
  • Ch 17 - #56, 66, 73, 81
  • Ch 18 - #74, 84, 87, 88

Labs/Activities

  • Slinky Lab
  • Speed of Sound Lab
  • Doppler Activity
  • Reflection Lab
  • Refraction Lab

Additional Resources


Objectives

Students Will Be Able To...

Solve problems involving velocity, wavelength, frequency, and period for a wave pulse
Recognize the wavelength and amplitude of a wave
Relate wavelength, nodes, and length of standing waves
Determine the appearance and behavior of waves during constructive and destructive interference
Calculate the speed, wavelength, frequency, and period of a sound wave
Calculate the speed of sound in air given a temperature
Describe, conceptually and mathematically, the Doppler Effect
Describe, conceptually and mathematically, the behavior of sound in a closed- and open-end tube
Describe and apply the law of reflection
Describe and calculate the variables of magnification, distance of object/image, and height of object/image for plane, concave, and convex mirrors
Describe and apply Snell's Law
Describe and calculate the variables of magnification, distance of object/image, and height of object/image for double-concave, and double-convex lenses