Properties of waves

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What is another name for wave height?

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Amplitude

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Which letter represents wavelength?

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A

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What is frequency?

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The number of waves that pass a point in 1 second.

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What does a wave carry from place to place?

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Energy.

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What kind of wave is a longitudinal wave?

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A wave where the particle movement is parallel to the direction of the wave.

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What is wavelength?

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The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs of a wave.

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What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength?

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Higher frequency means shorter wavelength.

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What is a transverse wave?

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A wave where the particle movement is perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

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What is the formula for wave speed?

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Wave speed = frequency × wavelength.

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What is the unit of frequency?

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Hertz (Hz).