Wave Characteristics

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What is the crest of a wave?

Back

The highest point of a wave.

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What is the trough of a wave?

Back

The lowest point of a wave.

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What do waves transfer?

Back

Energy.

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What is a transverse wave?

Back

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

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What is a longitudinal wave?

Back

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

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What is amplitude in a wave?

Back

The height of a wave from its resting point.

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What is wavelength?

Back

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

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What is frequency?

Back

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

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What is wave speed?

Back

The speed at which a wave travels through a medium.

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What is a wave?

Back

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.