Wave Lab
1. In front of the moving finger, the wavelengths got shorter and the frequency is getting higher.
2. Behind the moving finger, the wavelengths spread out and got longer. Also the frequency is lower.
3. The waves behave this way because as you are moving closer to the edge, the waves bunch up and get more compact. This means that it is on the blue scale and it is a higher frequency. The waves behind the finger was losing energy and getting lower in frequency and longer in wavelengths.
4. If an object of light is traveling toward me, there will be blue shifting and it will have a higher frequency. If it is traveling away from me, it is red shifting and it is will have a lower frequency.
2. Behind the moving finger, the wavelengths spread out and got longer. Also the frequency is lower.
3. The waves behave this way because as you are moving closer to the edge, the waves bunch up and get more compact. This means that it is on the blue scale and it is a higher frequency. The waves behind the finger was losing energy and getting lower in frequency and longer in wavelengths.
4. If an object of light is traveling toward me, there will be blue shifting and it will have a higher frequency. If it is traveling away from me, it is red shifting and it is will have a lower frequency.