waves in liquid

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  • ripple tank equipment
    • vibrating bar
    • ripple tank
    • paper
    • light source
    • ruler power pack
  • how to measure the wavelengths of the wave
    • use a ruler and measure the length of how many wavelengths have passed on the piece of paper by taking a picture on the phone so the wavelengths are static
    • divide the length of the total wavelengths by how many waves to get 1 wavelength
  • how to find the frequency
    • see how many waves go past in a set amount of time (e.g 10 seconds)
    • divide the total amount of waves by the time period to get the frequency
  • how to work out the wave speed
    • wave speed = frequency x wavelength