Speed of a wave on a slinky
The speed a wave travels through a medium depends of the material.
1.What will be the difference between a wave travelling through liquid, solid or gas?
Investigate how the speed of a wave changes with tension in the spring.
What happens to a spring if you stretch it? What happens to the energy of the spring?
send a pulse down the spring at three different tensions. Create a table:
Tension (H, M L)
Speed of the pulse