Question

myra and her friend duncan had nine identical long, rectangular containers. myra added water to the containers, filling three to a depth of one - half inch, three to a depth of one inch, and three to a depth of two inches. she lifted the end of one container to a height of three inches, let the water settle, and then quickly set the container back down. this motion created a wave. using a stopwatch, duncan timed how long it took the wave to travel across the container and back one time. myra and duncan repeated this process with all nine containers. identify the question that myra and duncan’s experiment can best answer. does water depth affect the amount of time it takes waves to travel through water in containers? are the heights of waves in containers affected by the depth of water in the containers? does container shape affect the amount of time it takes waves to travel through water in containers? image: a water wave

Explanation:

Myra and Duncan filled containers with water to different depths and timed how long waves took to travel across. The first question asks if water depth affects wave travel time, which matches their experiment (varying depth, measuring time). The second asks about wave heights and depth (they didn't measure height). The third asks about container shape (containers were identical, so shape wasn't varied). So the experiment tests depth vs. wave travel time.

Answer:

Does water depth affect the amount of time it takes waves to travel through water in containers?