A monitoring station records regular waves travelling across the surface of a channel. A sensor is positioned 4.8 m from the point where the waves are produced.
| measurement | value |
|---|---|
| period of the waves | 0.50 s |
| distance from the third crest to the ninth crest | 2.40 m |
Calculate the travel time from the point where the waves are produced to the sensor.
112 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.