When we throw a peeble in a calm pond we see many concentric rings are created around the point. Do all the concentric rings represent one wave or does each ring represent a different wave?
2007-03-16 22:58:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
At a sudden shock, we too get several waves in our mind. Mind will rerveal only concentric ring which in body start multiplying.
2007-03-16 23:05:57 · answer #1 · answered by thinkpose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One wave (i.e. one concentric circle). A wavelength is defined as the distance from the start of the wave from a normal water level, through the high point, through the trough, and back to normal height. Therefore, the multiple concentric rings are a time series of multiple waves.
Hope this helps!
2007-03-17 06:14:09 · answer #2 · answered by cfpops 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pebble that was thrown in is the source of the water wave. Since there is only one source, there will be only one wave.
You can see the multiple concentric rings because water wave propagates out of the centre of the wave where the pebble was thrown in. Since it is a transverse wave, you can see the "rings", which is because as the wave propagates, it forms crests and troughs.
The distance from crest to crest or from trough to trough is the wavelength.
You can refer to the URL below for a simulation in Java Applet.
2007-03-17 06:59:57 · answer #3 · answered by Michael Foo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
infact when we trow some thing in the pond. there created an vave mottiion in the water. and it created rings witch is infact one but in the form of waves becoz it travelling there for it moves to the next region and for the filling it,s space the new wave in the form of ring comes there to fulfill that,s one!
2007-03-17 06:33:32 · answer #4 · answered by stranger_eyes2007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋