Your teacher attaches a slinky to the wall and begins introducing pulses with different amplitudes. Which of the two pulses will travel from the hand to the wall in the least amount of time?
A. Wave A because the speed of the wave depends on the size of its amplitude, the higher the size of amplitude, the faster the movement of the wave.
B. Wave B because the speed of the wave depends on the size of its amplitude, the lower the size of amplitude, the faster the movement of the wave.
C. They will reach the wall at the same time because the speed of the wave does not depend on its amplitude but on the nature of its medium.
D. The information given was not sufficient to answer the question because aside from the amplitude, the information about the wave length is also needed.
What generally occurs when a pulse reaches a boundary between two different media? Part of the pulse is reflected, part is absorbed, and part is transmitted.
