Slinky Wave Lab 2025

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What is the physics behind slinky?

This motion is sustained through a directional wave that ricochets throughout the coil and stops when the toy hits the bottom of the stairs. Contrary to how it looks, the Slinky doesnt walk, it somersaults. This is all simple Newtonian physics.

How do slinky demonstrate waves?

Think about each loop in your slinky as a wave of sound. If you stretch a loop of the slinky, the wave becomes longer. For sound, this Wavelength can be measured! A slinky can also show us a sounds Frequency.

How do you model seismic waves with a slinky?

Push and pull the Slinky at the same time that you move it up and down; your hand should move in a circle. This circular-motion wave models an earthquake wave called a Rayleigh wave. Rayleigh waves transmit energy from the epicenter the point on the surface thats above the focusalong the earths surface.

What are the lab waves on a slinky wave?

A slinky can easily demonstrate the two basic types of waves, longitudinal and transverse. In a longitudinal wave the particles move parallel to the direction the wave is moving. In a transverse wave the particles move at right angles to the direction of wave travel.

What are 3 important facts about the slinky?

It has won a ton of awards. Slinky is so well-known and beloved that in 2000 was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame. There have been Slinky Postage Stamps in two different countries. A bill was even drafted to make Slinky the official toy of Pennsylvania.

What is the main idea of slinky science?

As the Slinky moves down the steps, kinetic energy transfers from coil to coil in a longitudinal wave. The speed of the wave depends on the tension and mass of the coil. The smaller the mass, the tighter the tension, the faster energy is transferred, the faster energy moves through the Slinky.

What is the science behind the slinky?

The middle of the Slinky is an antinode, a point of maximum motion, while the hand-held ends are nearly (but not quite) nodes, points of no motion. When you move your hands in opposite directions, a half a wave also appears on the Slinky.

How to make a wave with a slinky?

Lay the rubber tube or Slinky on the floor or on a bench. Fix one end and make the other end oscillate transversely by hand, with a small amplitude and a frequency of about 5 cycles per second. Impulses at regular time intervals will produce a continuous travelling wave.

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