ClassAdapt
Wave properties — ripple tank
v = f × λ
Method:
Ripple tank
String
Accessibility
Frequency
10.0
Hz
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Accessibility — Adapt
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Theme
Dark navy theme
Colour overlay (Irlen)
Off
Display
Reading ruler
Wider spacing (dyslexia)
Text size
−
100%
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High contrast
Classroom / projector mode
Shape-coded wave markers
Diamonds mark the crests on the water and the nodes on the string, not just colour.
Procedure
No dragging — buttons only
Every drag becomes one button press. Perfect technique assumed.
Motion
Reduce motion
Freezes the wave with a strobe so it is easy to measure.
Slow animation
Auto-rotate camera
Colour vision
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
WORK OUT THE WAVE SPEED
v = f × λ
frequency
f = — Hz
measured span
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wavelength
λ = — m
Multiply the frequency by the wavelength. What is the wave speed
v
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m/s
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