A student wants to measure the wavelength of ripples in a ripple tank as accurately as possible. What should the student do?
Measure the distance across ten ripples and divide the distance by ten.
Measure the distance across one single ripple as carefully as possible.
Measure the distance across ten ripples and divide the distance by nine.
Measure the distance across one ripple ten times and add the results.
40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 6.1 Waves in air, fluids and solids, covering 6.1.1 Transverse and longitudinal waves, 6.1.2 Properties of waves, 6.1.3 Reflection of waves, 6.1.4 Sound waves (HT only), and 6.1.5 Waves for detection and exploration (HT only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.