Waves Vocabulary

The highest point of a wave

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The height of the wave (above where the "calm" water is normally)

• wavelength

• trough

• crest

• amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The lowest point of a wave

• wavelength

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

The distance between two corresponding points on a wave (crest to crest OR trough to trough)

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Trough

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Crest

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1