Wave Properties Vocabulary

• The height of a wave from the origin to the crest.

• The number of wave cycles that pass a given point per unit of time

• The length between two crests on a wave

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• The height of a wave from the origin to the crest.

• The number of wave cycles that pass a given point per unit of time

• The length between two crests on a wave

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• The height of a wave from the origin to the crest.

• The number of wave cycles that pass a given point per unit of time

• The length between two crests on a wave

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• The highest part of the wave

• The lowest part of the wave

• the distance between two points like the crest or trough

• The highest part of the wave

• The lowest part of the wave

• the distance between two points like the crest or trough

Which property of these waves differs?

• Frequency
• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Pitch

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Which letter is a crest?

• F
• G
• H
• J

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Which letter is a trough?

• F
• G
• H
• J

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Which letter shows amplitude?

• F
• G
• H
• J

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Which letter identifies the wavelength?

• F
• G
• H
• J

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