Data Analysis: During Experimenting I have noticed that the less dense an object is he easier the vibrations travel through it. On the other hand, vibrations travel slower through the denser objects, thus, the vibrations are more difficult to hear. I have recorded how much tome does it take for a vibration to travel through the objects listed above, and can say that the vibrations have traveled the longest through the metal plate. This is because the experimented surface in this case the metal plate has a very low density. While, the vibrations traveled the fastest through plastic. Since the experimented plastic was thick, the vibrations stopped traveling at 12 seconds. What I have noticed is that the thicker the object, the slower the vibrations will travel through it. I also recorded the types of vibrations. The diminishing vibrations were fading away all the time, the sustain diminishing vibrations were staying on a certain point for a small period of time but again afterwards started fading away.
Further Inquiry:
During experimenting I came up with some questions related to this experiment. I thought if vibrations could be measured, in other worded if there is a typical method that is used for measuring vibrations. Regarding this I also came up with a question of how do vibrations stop and why do they stop at a certain point.
Conclusion: As a result of this. Vibrations are basically, sound waves that can travel through any object. In this experiment the manipulated variable were the various objects that the tuning fork was tested on. Therefore, this meant that the solids were not all having the same amount of mass; instead, all of the solids that have been tested had different amounts of mass in them. This is why I had to measure the time of the vibrations traveling through an object. Vibrations ca travel fast and make big vibrations through an object, or they could travel slowly and make very little vibrations through an object. All of the depends on the density of an object. Since the vibrations are sound waves they will take up all of the area that is given to them to distribute their wave’s trough, just like water waves.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Sound Waves Lab Report
Luka Ilic
5/25/2012
Mrs. Medenica Science
International School of Belgrade
Sound Waves Lab Report
Guiding Question: Through which objects do the sound waves travel faster or slower, do the vibrations through an object depend on the density of the object?
Hypothesis: The sound will travel faster through less dense objects than through the denser objects, causing bigger and smaller vibrations, respectively.
Variables: Controlled variable will be the tuning fork. Manipulated variable will be the various types of solids through which the sound will be traveling, causing vibrations. The Responding variable will be the vibrations that have traveled through the objects.
Materials
• Tuning fork
• Various surfaces which will be tested.
Procedure:
First I will have to get my materials. This includes the tuning fork and the surfaces to be tested.
Tap the tuning fork on various surfaces such as a desk, wall, chair, locker, etc.
Measure the time of the vibrations in the tuning fork.
Record and analyze the data of vibrations distributed through the objects listed above.
Data Table
Data Analysis: During Experimenting I have noticed that the less dense an object is he easier the vibrations travel through it. On the other hand, vibrations travel slower through the denser objects, thus, the vibrations are more difficult to hear. I have recorded how much tome does it take for a vibration to travel through the objects listed above, and can say that the vibrations have traveled the longest through the metal plate. This is because the experimented surface in this case the metal plate has a very low density. While, the vibrations traveled the fastest through plastic. Since the experimented plastic was thick, the vibrations stopped traveling at 12 seconds. What I have noticed is that the thicker the object, the slower the vibrations will travel through it. I also recorded the types of vibrations. The diminishing vibrations were fading away all the time, the sustain diminishing vibrations were staying on a certain point for a small period of time but again afterwards started fading away.
Further Inquiry:
During experimenting I came up with some questions related to this experiment. I thought if vibrations could be measured, in other worded if there is a typical method that is used for measuring vibrations. Regarding this I also came up with a question of how do vibrations stop and why do they stop at a certain point.
Conclusion: As a result of this. Vibrations are basically, sound waves that can travel through any object. In this experiment the manipulated variable were the various objects that the tuning fork was tested on. Therefore, this meant that the solids were not all having the same amount of mass; instead, all of the solids that have been tested had different amounts of mass in them. This is why I had to measure the time of the vibrations traveling through an object. Vibrations ca travel fast and make big vibrations through an object, or they could travel slowly and make very little vibrations through an object. All of the depends on the density of an object. Since the vibrations are sound waves they will take up all of the area that is given to them to distribute their wave’s trough, just like water waves.
Data Analysis: During Experimenting I have noticed that the less dense an object is he easier the vibrations travel through it. On the other hand, vibrations travel slower through the denser objects, thus, the vibrations are more difficult to hear. I have recorded how much tome does it take for a vibration to travel through the objects listed above, and can say that the vibrations have traveled the longest through the metal plate. This is because the experimented surface in this case the metal plate has a very low density. While, the vibrations traveled the fastest through plastic. Since the experimented plastic was thick, the vibrations stopped traveling at 12 seconds. What I have noticed is that the thicker the object, the slower the vibrations will travel through it. I also recorded the types of vibrations. The diminishing vibrations were fading away all the time, the sustain diminishing vibrations were staying on a certain point for a small period of time but again afterwards started fading away.
Further Inquiry:
During experimenting I came up with some questions related to this experiment. I thought if vibrations could be measured, in other worded if there is a typical method that is used for measuring vibrations. Regarding this I also came up with a question of how do vibrations stop and why do they stop at a certain point.
Conclusion: As a result of this. Vibrations are basically, sound waves that can travel through any object. In this experiment the manipulated variable were the various objects that the tuning fork was tested on. Therefore, this meant that the solids were not all having the same amount of mass; instead, all of the solids that have been tested had different amounts of mass in them. This is why I had to measure the time of the vibrations traveling through an object. Vibrations ca travel fast and make big vibrations through an object, or they could travel slowly and make very little vibrations through an object. All of the depends on the density of an object. Since the vibrations are sound waves they will take up all of the area that is given to them to distribute their wave’s trough, just like water waves.
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