To investigate how the depth of the water will effect the speed of a wave in it.

... Gail Wingham Sc1 - Waves Investigation: To investigate how the depth of the water will effect the speed of a wave in it Back round Knowledge and Theory: A wave is a continuous movement of individual particles to form a way of transportation for water, light, sound and other such paraphernalia. A simplified diagram of a general 'wave' looks like this There are 3 main things which will be relevant in my investigation, these are; o Wavelength o Frequency o Wave Speed The equations below give the formulas to show that all 3 factors are related to each other Wavelength = Frequency Wave Speed Frequency = Wavelength Wave Speed Wave Speed = Wavelength x Frequency You can understand why there are in direct proportion if you think of it in an example Fig.1 Fig.1 shows a wave in sea. In my experiment I am investigating how the depth of the water effects the speed of a wave and this can be seen in

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