Yesterday in science class we had looked at the different types of waves. To observe them, we were given a slinky, and we stretched it between two people at a distance of about 4 metres. We waved it back and forth in both types of waves. We made transverse and longitudinal waves. We observed that either type of wave you do, it will reverberate between each partner a few times back and forth. When it reached the opposite partner, there was still energy, so it turned around and went back to the other partner. We also observed that if the partners lift up their hand to a bit off the ground, the wave reverberated many more times. Here below is the video that I made documenting our experiment. To observe transverse waves, we waved the slinky up and down, or side to side quickly. To show longitudinal waves, one person repeatedly moved their end of the slinky forwards and back.
In conclusion, I believe that through this observation, most of us can much better understand the basics of waves.
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