A RipStik was ridden across a wet cloth towel soaked in water with food color. The RipStik was then swizzled across a large sheet of presentation paper. The swizzle wave can be seen in the diagram below.
λ = _______________ Determine the wavelength λ of the RipStik swizzle wave.
a = _______________ Determine the amplitude a of the RipStik swizzle wave.
τ = _______________ The RipStik took a duration of 0.4 seconds to travel the 40 centimeters seen on the diagram above. Calculate the period τ for the RipStik swizzle wave.
f = _______________ Calculate the RipStik swizzle wave frequency f.
ѵwave = _______________ Use the wavelength λ and frequency f to calculate the velocity ѵwave of the RipStik swizzle wave.
ѵripstick = _______________ The RipStik traveled 68 centimeters in 0.8 seconds. Calculate the velocity ѵripstick of the RipStik.
What is the connection, if any, between the RipStik swizzle wave velocity ѵwave and the RipStik velocity ѵripstick?
ѵ = _______________ During ten seconds a clapper claps 25 times. The echo flight distance is measured as being 140 meters. Based on this data, what is the speed of sound ѵ?
d = ________________ If you hear thunder twelve seconds after you see a lightning flash, how far away is the storm in kilometers d?
_____________________ If you see lightning and hear thunder, what process is producing the rain from that storm cell?
If you see lightning and hear thunder, what is the name of the cloud producing that lightning and thunder?