waves in a ripple tank

Question 1

what is step 1

Answer 1

measure the distance of a ripple tank filled with water. with a metre stick, stick the ruler in and out at the same rate to create waves. using a stop clock, measure the time it takes for one wave to travel to the end of the ripple tank and record this down.

Question 2

what is the second step

Answer 2

using the equation s=d/t calculate the speed of the wave and repeat this by sticking the ruler in and out at different rates to see if wave speed changes.

Question 3

extra information.

Answer 3

don’t have electricity around incase water spills.