Measuring the Speed of Water Waves - GCSE Physics

This video explains how we can measure the speed of water waves using the ripple tank wave experiment. In order to calculate the speed of a wave, we need to measure the distance covered by a wave in the time it takes to cover that distance.

We can fill a tray with water, lift it and drop one end to form a water wave. If we measure the distance of the tray and the time the wave takes to travel from one end to the other we can calculate the speed of the wave by dividing the distance by the time. The equation for speed is: speed = distance/time, v = s/t.

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Lewis

Relevant for GCSE Physics 9-1 in the following exam boards:
AQA (including Trilogy)
Edexcel
CCEA (not specifically relevant but recommended)
OCR A
OCR B
WJEC
CIE (Cambridge International Examinations) IGCSE (not specifically relevant but recommended)
Edexcel International IGCSE (not specifically relevant but recommended)

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