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Waves
Properties of waves
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What is the amplitude of a wave?
The
maximum
displacement
of a
point
on a
wave
away
from its
undisturbed
position.
What is the wavelength?
The
distance
from a
point
on
one
wave
to the
equivalent
point
on the
adjacent
wave.
How do you measure wavelength on a longitudinal wave?
Measure from
one
compression
to the
next
or from
one
rarefaction
to the
next.
What is frequency?
The
number
of
waves
passing
a
point
each
second
, the unit for frequency is
hertz
(
Hz
).
1
Hz
=
1
wave
per
second
What is a period?
The
time
in
seconds
for
one
wave
to
pass
a
point.
What is the equation for a period?
Period
(
s
) =
1
/
frequency
(
Hz
)
