A student wants to determine the wave speed of a transverse pulse traveling along a heavy, horizontal rope of length L L\,L that is secured at one end and held under tension at the other.
Describe a practical method the student could use to determine the wave speed of this pulse.
64 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 4.1 Wave properties, covering 4.1.1 Waves transfer energy and information, 4.1.2 Frequency, wavelength, amplitude, period and wavefronts, 4.1.3 Longitudinal and transverse waves, 4.1.4 The wave speed equations, 4.1.5 Measuring wave velocity, and 4.1.6 Calculating depth or distance from waves. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.