rp ripple tank
Cards (27)
- What should you be able to describe by the end of this video?
- What quantities can be measured using a ripple tank, as described in the video?
- Is using a ripple tank to measure wavelength, frequency, and speed of water waves a required practical?
- What is a ripple tank used for?
- What is a ripple tank?
- What is placed in the water of the ripple tank?
- To what is the vibrating bar connected?
- What does the vibrating bar do when connected to a power pack?
- What is located above the ripple tank?
- What is located below the ripple tank?
- Why is a lamp and white paper used with a ripple tank?
- What is the easiest way to record the waves for analysis?
- Why is it useful to record the waves using a mobile phone?
- What should you place on the paper to measure the wavelength?
- After placing the ruler, what should you do with the recorded image to measure the wavelength accurately?
- Why measure the distance across multiple wavelengths instead of just one?
- If 10 wavelengths measure 26 centimeters, what is the length of one wavelength in meters?
- What is frequency?
- Why is it more accurate to count waves over 10 seconds instead of 1?
- What else do you need to record alongside the waves to measure the frequency accurately?
- What is the unit of frequency?
- If you count 24 waves passing a point in 10 seconds, what is the frequency?
- What is the wave equation?
- If the frequency is 2.4 Hz and the wavelength is 0.026 meters, what is the wave speed?
- How can you calculate wave speed by measuring distance and time?
- Why might you get slightly different results using the wave equation and the direct measurement method?
- Where can you find more questions on this practical?