Using a Ripple Tank to Measure Water Waves

What is a ripple tank used for?

• Observing features of water waves

• Measuring the temperature of water

• Creating waves in a shallow tray

• Generating electricity from water

How can the wavelength of water waves be measured?

• By counting the number of waves passing a point in one second and divide the number of waves by distance

• By freezing the image of the waves and measuring the distance. Then count the number of waves and divide distance by number of waves

• By recording the waves and playing back the recording at different speeds

• By measuring the time it takes for a wave to travel the length of the tank

How can the frequency of water waves be determined?

• By counting the number of waves passing a point in 10 seconds then divide number of waves by 10

• By measuring the time it takes for a wave to travel the length of the tank

• By freezing the image of the waves and measuring the distance between one wave and 10 waves further

• By recording the waves and playing back the recording at different speeds

How can the speed of water waves be determined?

• By counting the number of waves passing a point in one second

• By measuring the time it takes for a wave to travel the length of the tank

• By freezing the image of the waves and measuring the distance between one wave and 10 waves further

• By recording the waves and playing back the recording at different speeds

What is another method to determine the wave speed?

• Counting the number of waves passing a point in one second

• Measuring the time it takes for a wave to travel the length of the tank

• Freezing the image of the waves and measuring the distance between one wave and 10 waves further

• Recording the waves and playing back the recording at different speeds