Ripple tank

Which 3 key features of water waves will the ripple tank practical allow you to find?

• Wavelength, speed and frequency

• Depth, height and width

• Wavelength, distance and time

• Speed, frequency and depth

A still image of the waves on the piece of paper can be used to find the wavelength. What instrument will be used for this measurement?

• Mobile Phone

• Metre Rule

• Toaster

• Oscilloscope

In order to find the frequency of the waves, what do we need to know?

• The speed of the waves

• The number of waves passing a point each second

• The time taken for a wave to travel across the tank

• The time taken for a wave to reflect from the far side of the tank.

The highest point of a wave

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

The lowest point of a wave

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

A wave in which the motion of the wave is parallel to the direction of the wave.

• Crest

• longitudinal

• transverse

• Wavelength

The number of waves in given time

• Crest

• frequency

• period

• Wavelength

The time it takes for one wavelength

• Crest

• frequency

• period

• Wavelength

A wave in which the  motion of the wave is perpendicular to the direction of the wave

• Crest

• transverse

• longitudinal

• Wavelength

What is A pointing to?

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Wavelength

• Trough