Student Exploration: Longitudinal Waves Answers - 100% Correct

Student Exploration: Longitudinal Waves Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) In many science fiction movies, an evil alien spaceship explodes with an enormous KABOOM!! Suppose you were floating in space at a safe distance from a large explosion such as the supernova at left. Do you think you would you hear anything? Explain. I dont think so, I think the sound doesnt have anything to vibrate to make the noise in space. Gizmo Warm-up No sounds can be heard in outer space because sound waves require a medium , such as air, to travel through. Sound waves are examples of longitudinal waves, or waves in which particles move back and forth in the same direction as the wave. You can use the Longitudinal Waves Gizmo TM to explore the behavior of sound waves. In the Gizmo, an air-filled tube contains 24 evenly-spaced, airtight dividers. To begin, select the Pulsed waves setting and the Open tube . Set the Strength to 1.00. Deselect the graph options at lower right. 1. Click Play ( ) to set off the firecracker by the left end of the tube. What do you see? The wave oscillates left to right and then